this instant
with you by my side
a perfect moment
to be captured
and felt
and experienced
for
soon
it will cease to be
and
will become a memory
this instant
with you by my side
a perfect moment
to be captured
and felt
and experienced
for
soon
it will cease to be
and
will become a memory
me…reasonably good looking
intact body parts
food…always on the table
two beautiful children
a reasonable life partner
decent moolah
a good job
a few loving people around me
not homeless…
and still…
the demon called ANXIETY
raises its head
catching me unawares
it has clipped our wings
the pandemic in all its glory
nature jeers mankind
flitting clouds
I keep looking for
my shadow
nighttime routine
taking my watch off
time stands still
sipping hot tea
on a cold rainy day
a rainbow peeps
did you ever realise
that it very tough to be
a mother
when
you love both your children dearly
but
love one
a little bit more
standing on the sea bridge
smells skidding over water
long lost memories
he who loves you
will accept you with all your faults
do not let him leave
a drifter on the street
holding a begging bowl
of unfulfilled dreams