Under 25 Poetry Asia and Oceania - "Do What You Like?" by Shazia Naaz

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"Do What You Like?" by Shazia Naaz

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May 15th, 2026

Do What You Like?

by Shazia Naaz

Do what you like, life is worth living,
whoever said must have a great life,
laid into a gold plate for them.

Eyes saw those snatched away,
counting the coins and penny,
must have had a gold bank for them.
Here, it’s plate-licking for change.

People – oh, those who love,
falling in love, it’s beautiful,
as beautiful as a poet sounds.
Misery somehow knocks the door.

Heart scattered in places,
where to find it around?
Doing as heart says
goes not for all to say.

In the ending story,
we are prisoners in jail.
Society throws us in hell.

And then someone says,
Do what you like,
life is worth living?

About the Poet
Shazia Naaz resides in Delhi, North India, India.
Read the poet's biography and Under 25 Poetry publications on Shazia Naaz's Artist Page.

Under 25 Poetry Collection
This poem is also featured in Under 25 Poetry Collection #2, published in the Under 25 Poetry Library.

Keywords: social inequality, emotional confinement, survival

Previously published in Under 25 Poetry Asia and Oceania:
Dancing in Twilight
by Diya Ujual

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