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Or Maybe

By Debotrisha Datta '28 on May 7, 2026 |

Poetry, Fiction, Art

Life is like a journey

Like a bike 

Like a boat

You can walk

You can run

You can sit

You can float

Or maybe you’re lost

Or you crash

Or you sink

Or you drown

Or you fall

On the cold ice rink

To live is to stay

To continue

To know

You can build

You can buy

You can go

With the flow

Or maybe you move

Or you stop

Or you try

Or you’re rigid 

Or you’re cold

Or you continue to lie 

To die is to part

To say bye

To go on 

You can cry

You can weep

You can shout

You can long

From the journey 

From the start

From the dream 

Till the end

Do we part

Do we go

Do we finally redeem

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  • Debotrisha Datta '28

    Junior in Bedford High School charmed by life sciences, change, language, sight and the mechanism of life itself. One must be truly grateful to be able to experience life with their own eyes, for our hands can not repaint what the eye could. 

    IB Diploma candidate and creative creator. Yesterday's failures will not deprive you of tomorrow's ambition, but rather prepare you for success. Failure can also mean opportunity; changing perspective can mean the difference between a  growth and stagnant state. Find your opportunity; you are given knowledge, use it.

    If you have any questions or inquiries, feel free to contact me through Gmail, or reach out to me in-person.

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Debotrisha Datta '28

Junior in Bedford High School charmed by life sciences, change, language, sight and the mechanism of life itself. One must be truly grateful to be able to experience life with their own eyes, for our hands can not repaint what the eye could. 

IB Diploma candidate and creative creator. Yesterday's failures will not deprive you of tomorrow's ambition, but rather prepare you for success. Failure can also mean opportunity; changing perspective can mean the difference between a  growth and stagnant state. Find your opportunity; you are given knowledge, use it.

If you have any questions or inquiries, feel free to contact me through Gmail, or reach out to me in-person.

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