I recall the golden hours
When I was caressed by you
I retrospect the days,
When I was reprimanded by you
I think about the years,
When I felt close to you
I recollect the period,
When I was scoffed by you
I recapture the events,
When I was blessed by you,
I restructure the anecdotes ,
When I was ejected by you.
I saw the two sides of you,
The good in my younger days,
The bad in my older years.
Let the affection be a dream,
Let the friction be an illusion.
I remember your unfathomable love alone,
I retrace your cherished thoughts alone,
I renew your graceful behests alone.
Which have made me ,
What I am today,
Which has given me the tenacity,
That I carry with pride..
Which has endowed me with acumen,
That aids me in my progress,
It is an inheritance,
That none can deny me.
I hear your firm voice
Bidding me to work hard,
I visualise your stern eyes,
Commanding me to talk less,
I feel your strong presence,
Ordering me to do more.
I see in your astounding execution,
Great skill and talent,
Which you have passed on to me,
Which none could grab or plunder.
Yet , you in course of years,
Fell down from your elite status,
Of comfort and luxury,
Tumbled down from your citadel,
Of fame and name.
While ,I stood watching your ignominy,
Helpless but in profound grief.
.
Ma, What went wrong ?
I failed to ask you,
When you were alive.
I tried many a time,
But I never got a chance,
As you were not yourself,
In your last years,
A mere helpless puppet,
In the hands of many,
Who came not from your tribe,
But from a disaster zone,
Robbed you of your pluck,
Deprived you of your luck,
You knowingly or unknowingly,
Became a weakling,
Both in mind and body,
All at the same time,
Which pushed you to
oblivion,
Never to catch the glory,
Which was yours in prime.
Oh! my dear mother,
Rest you in the grave,
Like a poor lamb,
Helpless and ignorant.
I still remember you mother,
Not as a lamb,
But as a Lady,
Highly talented and competent.
Let me live ,
With that precious memories alone
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