And never did you complain about those extra pounds.
I felt protected in my little world inside you,
When you sang to me. Oh! The most beautiful sound!
I entered this world with eyes full of tears.
You wiped them off and kissed me on my head.
That was my first encounter with you, mother.
I smiled, you smiled back and made your arms my bed.
I slept in there, it was warm and cozy.
You caressed my head as I dreamt of something surreal.
Tears rolled down your cheeks, of joy I supposed,
As I lay oblivion to what was in store, what was real!
I woke up to see myself surrounded by alien fragrance.
I seeked only for you, only for your smell, mother.
But you were not around to be seen or felt or found.
And I could see that no one would even bother.
Days passed by, and I still longed for your touch,
A peck on my cheek, or atleast a warm hug.
Why weren’t you with me, was I so uninvited?!
Melancholy filled me up, you were my only drug.
I am six now, and am lovely enough, mother.
I am daddy’s princess, searching for my queen.
I faintly remember your face, no picture of you do I have.
No glimpse of you, nothing at all, and six years it has already been.
“It is time my child, for me to tell you the fact”
Says daddy, when at ten, I ask for you again.
“Do you see the brightest star up there, my princess?”
“That is not my mother, I always ask you in vain!”
I glared and cried and left the room at once.
Why can’t anyone tell me the truth as it is!
By now, I have realized, you’ve left to never come back.
But I still desire your warmth, your hug, your kiss…
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