MY MOTHER-11 You are in the unknown You were in the unknown For a few years, days, months Hours, minutes and seconds You were with me I mistook you to be exclusively mine And thought the relationship to be permanent Irrespective of time and space Tell me my maa! If the bonding is only for a while Why this relationship, so much love Affection and craving for something So temporary? Is it to live in tears for the rest of life? Never thought of losing you one day It was too poignant to be accepted You suffered but always came through This time I was also expecting You to survive the time No miracle happened Prayers went in vain and you moved Beyond my horizon. I do know death is inevitable One day sooner or later one has to die Nothing here is permanent except change One has to live with changes May be acceptable may not be Death can be delayed But it can not be defeated Still, I never thought of death Saw people dying every moment Never thought for you and me There would be any death I lived beyond me and my needs As if I and you are permanent If I would have realised this I could have spent all my time with you Which you needed more Then the treatments and facilities, I provided. My mother! If ever you come as a woman Never give birth to a son Hardly a man understands a woman Her love, dedication and concern Very few have gone close to a mother' heart The perennial stream of love, The poetry of dedication To understand what she is. A mother is always a mother Beyond the comprehension of a son. The depth and intensity of her love None has ever fathomed Except for another woman, a mother. My mother! If you come as a mother Make me your daughter So that I can feel the depth of your love Pangs of your sorrow Womanhood in all its form and texture. Smruti Ranjan Mohanty ©Smruti Ranjan mohanty #Starss MY MOTHER-11 You are in the unknown You were in the unknown For a few years, days, months Hours, minutes and seconds You were with me I mistook you to be exclusively mine
