The Crown of Attitude : Dr Priyanka Jalan

The Crown of Attitude

Dr Priyanka Jalan

The lion wears no golden crown,

no throne where jeweled kings sit down,

yet when he walks through forest deep,

the winds grow still, the shadows sleep. 

Not by the strength of claw alone,

not by the roar that chills the stone,

but by the fire within his gaze,

he rules the wild in silent ways.

The elephant, with mountains’ might,

could shake the earth, could dim the light,

could crush the lion in one stride,

yet walks with doubt, his power denied.

For strength that sleeps inside the bone

is less than courage fully known;

the soul that trusts its hidden flame

can rise and carve a deathless name.

The river breaks the ancient hill,

not with fury, but with will;

the sky bows low to wings that dare,

not to the strongest standing there.

So wear your scars like morning’s pride,

let storms awaken you inside;

for kings are not by birth defined—

they rise first in the fearless mind.

The world will call you what you show,

a seed becomes the tree it knows;

believe your worth, and you shall see—

the crown begins in dignity.

(Dr Priyanka Jalan is a homeopathy doctor, motivational speaker, poet, and author of three Bangla novels and one English poetry book.)