Forever Indebted To My Mother

A mother is known by so many different names. Mother, mom, mommy, ma, momsie,mamma to list a few. One person, so many names to call by, I wonder if any other person in our life would have so many different names. I think no. Well, today is Mother’s Day and I decided to pen down my feelings on this very special day. This is a very humble effort from my side.

I’m lost in the middle of nowhere

Couldn’t find a soul with me here.

I clenched my fist tight

Couldn’t bear the silence of the scary night.

I shouted out loud, but

Who could have heard me? I doubt.

I lost all my hope and gave up

‘This is it’, I said, ‘Everything’s gone, I’m over.’

Then, my vision reached to the far horizon

My eyes kept searching for someone, so long.

I saw a shadow approaching near me

It seems like she was talking to me.

‘Come along, come along my child’, she said ‘You are not lost; you have me’,

‘Hold my hand, and don’t be afraid’, she said.

I realized, it was no one else but my mom

I caught hold of her hands

And up, she lifted me from the ground

Took me to her arms

And we flew far into the horizon.