Why don’t you come over sometime? .
There’s your old boombox
Gathering dust atop the TV.
We could sing along to
Kishore or Kansas,
Or to Jingle Bells, if you fancy. .
There’s a photo of us
Sitting by my bedside,
It reminds me of those merry times
When I was the center
Of your protected, charmed life. .
I’ve saved the last wine
You gifted me on Mother’s Day.
It lies unopened,
Still swathed in its shimmery gauze,
Waiting for the perfect day. .
I’ll whip up your favourite cakes,
Nevermind that I’m diabetic.
Or would you prefer pakodas or kulfi?
I know you’re health conscious now.
I swear I have a guilt-free recipe. .
The phone doesn’t ring anymore.
No, I’ve paid the bills like I should.
It’s because you just text now and then,
And all the rest are dead,
But I keep hoping, still. .
You stopped coming over on weekends,
Then on holidays too,
And now altogether.
The last time I saw your bonny face,
Was on a magazine’s cover. .
I know you’ll never come back to stay
But your room’s always been ready for you,
As if you’re only out at school.
Should you ever want to come back,
You’ll feel like you never left home. .
There are times when I wonder
If my life is unfair;
That when you needed care
I was always there.
Yet in my twilight years, there’s no one here,
My cherished nest lies bare. .
No, I’m not complaining,
I understand
you have work in the city.
I just need some reassurance,
A call, a hello, a hug, from time to time,
A reminder of my only family. .
So, won’t you please cover over sometime;
Tell me that you still care,
Or pretend to,
just for old times’ sake?
These arms, they seek
your comforting hug,
Before it is too late.
.
In memory of my grandparents, wherever they may be...
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#poetry #grandparents #mourning #loss #poetsofinstagram #instapoetry
I am wrost to everything & everyone. But best for me.
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Then you’re doing just fine 👍
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Yeah.🙂
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Terrific emotions. Does that mean you care a hoot for others?
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Not actually but if people have such opinions about me then it’s ok.
I Know I always think & do good to others. But if they misunderstand me, I have not to do with that.
I don’t care much about them.
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but still I think opinion of at least your near and dear ones matter like your family and friends. Isn’t it ?
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I agree. But then again, your family and this who really mean well for you will never label you the ‘worst’ of anything. They may tell you you’re wrongs places, may try to rectify your mistakes, but they’ll never make you feel horrible about it.
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Fortunately, they think positive about me.😊
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That’s good. See their opinion matters isn’t it
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That’s a practical way of thinking but most of us get hung up on the labels that others give us. That’s when we must remember that we can only be ourselves. But thank you for being yourself. Wish more people thought like you 😊
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This is difficult at beginning, but once you start people accept you for who you are. Best part is that many people don’t have time to think about us except family & friends.
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Yes. That’s how it should be too. The tighter your circle of people who matter to you, the lesser your worries are, IMHO.
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Yes.
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What ?
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What ?
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Very true. Before we can love someone else, it is important to first love ourselves.
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Bingo! 👍
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That I have got to learn.
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Very good.
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Thank you 😊
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You’re welcome!
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Well, we are a combination of best and worst. And it is exactly this that makes us unique! Quite like elements that we all have studies in chemistry. Each with its own composition.
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Precisely. And we can only be that very combination of what his bade us, not the combination that others would want us to be
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Certainly. I feel we should value ourselves instead of finding faults. No one is perfect and everyone has some unique aspects. 😃 Unfortunately, it’s a human tendency to pick each other.
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True that. And sadly we spend easy to much time giving this aspect importance than just being the best versions of ourselves.
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Absolutely 👍 Sadly that’s the part most of us don’t understand.
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*we spend way too much time
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😃
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*of what God made us
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👍
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That means I care a damm about my family, my parents my children. I don’t agree
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No it doesn’t. It means that you don’t pay attention to those who are always taking at you for being the worst at anything. We all have flaws, we all have short comings, and while friends and family get to help us set things straight, no one has the right to make us feel horrible ‘all’ the time.
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Right
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Maths is my worst.
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😂 😂 😂 Mine too Simon. Hi5 🙋♀️
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