"To my little prince..With love,Mom!" (29/11/2010)

Oldage is the second phase of childhood.Many often forget this because they fail to think about the feelings of those old people!What do these people feel-
when their children,whom they nurtured, hurt them with words and deeds later;when they are being looked upon as a burden by their own kids!This modern people feels ashamed to look after them,and they finally drop their old parents in oldage homes...Thats the worst of all pains!!!And here I am jotting down the feelings of a Mother,who feels sad about herself,seeing her son,about her old age!And here it is...

To my little prince......... With love,Mom

Time is here,

I'm moving on-

towards the light,

the path to glory!

My child!

I know,

You're sad,

seeing my fate!

Years and

years before,

when,

you were a kid,

you held my hands

and 

walked with me

through this corridor!

And now

Its hard-

to lift me

and

make me walk!

My child!

I know,

You're sad,

seeing my fate!

When
you were a kid,

you went on

telling something

again 

and again

till you got it!

And now

when I do it.

my child,

I'm scared of-

everyone's laughter!

I'm sad-

to hear it!

When

you were a kid,

I loved

to be with you-

round the clock-

to see your smile!

And now-

I know

its hard for you-

to look after me

all the time!

Once,

when you were a kid

you waked up,

in your sleep,

shivering,

seeing a monster,

in your nightmare;

I hugged you

till you-

got back to

slumber!

I know-

I'm dirty now!

I smell old too

because,

I'm so!

When

you were a kid,

you came to me,

with all the filthy mud-

I just smiled at you!

'You were naughty!"

And now-

I'm sorry!

My child!

I'm old.

Your Mom is old!

I don't

want to die...

I want to see you

live happily

forever!

I want to be with

my grandson!

But

I'm old!

And

I can't bear

if you give me
a vague look!

I feel sorry dear!

But,

I love you so much,

my child!

You are still,

my little prince!

            Love,Mom!

                                                                                                       Smrithi (29-11-2010)