Deep in an envelope
cocooned I lay
Nestled in the womb
all warm and wet
Little did I know it
was you, bearing me
Despite all warnings
you fought to keep me alive
With each moment
risking yourself, for me giving it all
I risked your very
being but all you did was pray
Even when your life
for my survival you had bet
You bore the pain in
silence till the hours wee
Then took me in your
arms and taught me to survive
Smiling through the
tears you took home your baby doll
In your children you
were wrapped up every single day
Your whole life
revolving around ours you had always set
Every cut every cry,
omnipresent you would somehow see
Yours was a job round
the clock, not a mere nine to five
In the comfort of
your embrace you could heal any fall
Holding our hands,
always there, you never let us stray
Before we even asked,
our every wish you have met
You taught us the
alphabets and numbers one two and three
Then guiding us along
into the unknown world you helped us dive
We grew and learnt
but to you we were still your babies small
With uncertain
stumbling steps we trudged along the way
Left
you behind as we discovered the world and found things to covet
Thought
we were grown up and smart and sought to be free
Turning
into rebellious teenagers we made you shout and strive
But
you were always there when hurt and heartbroken we would bawl
As we matured, over time blossomed a friendship that couldn’t sway
Fights
turned to confessions; you became my soul mate, my safety net
From
arguments to discussions we had somehow now started to agree
With
my hand firmly in yours I dealt with every bump along the drive
It
all felt so perfect and safe that I wished for time to slow down to a crawl
And
then so suddenly and painfully it all ended and you were taken away
Leaving
us bereft and shattered, consumed with pain and regret
Lost and in
unbearable anguish I now feel hollow and empty
Stability and
strength in you that I had seen I now need to derive
Emulate how when
faced with adversity you had forever stood tall
I know you are still
in everything around me and can hear me say
That who I am today
is because of your upbringing and sweat
You nurtured and
groomed me from a seed into this strong tree
Without your love,
guidance and care I could never have learnt to thrive
Your beauty grace and
wit has inspired me and still never fails to enthrall
I make this promise
to you to never let you down or go astray
For all that you have
done dear mother; I shall forever be in debt
Higher even than
thee, in my eyes, you shall eternally be
I wish there was some
way that you I could revive
And somehow you would
always be at the distance of a call
To you with all the
love in my heart homage I shall forever pay
And hope that for you
the best in the afterlife is to come yet
That the place you
are in now should be a source of envy
In the land of
eternal peace and bliss you shall arrive
Where no pain or
tragedy on you can ever befall
