Mommy

Opened her pretty eyes, rubbed them with her little hands,
played with the hair, swirled around her face, where there were strands

The innocence flickered about when she blinked,
hardly could she stand up,
looked around, found no one
sat there like a helpless pup.

"Hello child," a deep voice came,
a queer man stood in front of her,
and suddenly she realized that she wasn't there with her mother

With a chiseled face
and shoulders broad
announced the fact
that he was God

You have come to heaven child, the place where I reside
the place where you'll be happy for eternity, where all the happiness lies

"Tell me what you want, anything,
toy, chocolate, anything you deem close"
Without a second thought, and said, her mother at once she chose

"Make my mummy happy, she now is really sad
She comes back home with a sad face
but always shows she is happy and glad

She limps around the house all day but does all the chores
I have seen her trying to suppress some pain, all of which she ignores

Then daddy comes late at night
and takes her away from me
the wailing and crying at night only
fills my room's scenery

The stars seem unhappy, even the moon   above cries
the trees wave in disappointment and
the little flower dies

My mommy comes to visit me
after she thinks I'm asleep
but after seeing her bruised face
my heart takes a leap

I feel sad, uncle, I don't know what to say
the woman who has a bruised eye still does, make my every day.

She smiles at me as if
the world is all okay
But daddy comes late at night
and takes her all away

One day I felt a
deep pain in my chest
I wailed and cried till my very voice died
forgetting all the rest

my mommy came running towards me
in my house, another man came
A queer white blazer he wore
and doc, he said was his name

Suddenly my eyes closed down
the world bid me goodbye
but I wanted to see my mommy
before I ever died

One fine day, I was able to do so
opened my eyes and saw
Mommy was sitting next to me and
looking at me with awe

Tears came to her eyes as the
doctor nodded a no,
Why she seemed so sad it seems that
I will never know

That was the last that I saw of her, uncle, yet I never saw her happy
and daddy always seemed to look at me a way very snappy

Help my mom, she is struggling
inside, indeed she is dying
but never will she tell anyone that,
you'll never see ber crying.

I love my mommy dearly, but what has happened to her?
She seems sad every day, her face looks so queer.

©ayushnigam