Parents

 

That little finger holding mine

As I whisper you will just be fine

A few steps and the feet will find its way

Darling, you may be young, but you are not frail

Tentered hooks by which reality hangs

Bonds of blood – were forever as we sang

But challenged by the forces of time

Stretched long with spaces infinite

I left you, my nurtures, for lands unknown

Stepping on marshes or gliding in air

When our hands separated taking the dare

Of dividing the life into times of togetherness and lone

The start of a voyage where paths don’t turn back

A one-way street which I chose to fare

And you said – dear, its time to build your life

The one who is left behind, would certainly despair

Today a little finger holding mine

As I whisper to her - you will just be fine

The time has struck the same chord,

The path seems to turn back

With me at the other end

Roles changed, but same is the track

Yes, I shall say aloud what was once told to me

A life awaits for you my dear, undoubtedly without me

Yes, I shall gently open the door for you

To new possibilities in a place that doesn’t have me

For how can I not do what was done with me?

Yes, I shall gift you what I was given once, smilingly

And accept nothing… like them…

The way they did …. wholeheartedly