[Translation] Life

My dreams blossom
within the confines
of traditional boundaries.

I tend to stand up,
and my skies pound me down.
Howsoever, wheresoever, may I crawl,
in a circle does my journey end.

Without restrictions,
I breathe,
and so I live.

A poem in Tamil by C. Brinda
Translation: Vijay © 7th October, 2005