M daddy’s little princess

This poem of mine is for all the girls in the world who love their dads. I shall gift it to my dad the day I get married, which has quite some time i hope.

M daddy’s little princess

I am his little princess, he says
My dad always used to think my prince would find me.
And I would always laugh it out.
But he wouldn’t agree,
So we would practice my wedding dance late in the night.
I could see his eyes grow moist as his heart would cry.
My darling grew up so fast, he would always say...

We would have cake together behind my mom’s back.
Then enjoy a cup of coffee at 4 in the morning,
Only to get up late next day, and find my mom screaming over the kitchen mess.
With him I could live,
I could breathe, I could dance my dream.
I never worried what’s written for me...

Until time rolled by and I found my prince
He who made me mature to a queen...
Today this queen stands betrothed,
And tomorrow I shall leave

I have only today daddy,
And I don’t wanna let go...
Until time unwinds,
Today I’ll just have a ride
People say marriage is a woman’s second birth
And before I would realize it
I will be born again
And that day, I shall dance with my dad.
My last dance, as his princess…
His princess I shall always be…

Under a Deathline...

96 people have died till now in accidents involving Blueline buses. Deathlines, they are called these days. Of all the parents who lost their children, of all the children who lost their parents, I dedicate this poem to all who passed away. May their souls rest in peace.

I have written the following poem from the perspective of a father who lost his only son to a deathline.

Its all dark, the sky is blue
And I am still running
In the hope to find him
Coz waiting on the other end
Is one of my dearest friends.

My friend, my son, my life
Ruthlessness finished his journey
I have to finish this race, he says
How do I do it without him now?
Its wasn’t one person who took him away
It is the system I am a part of
It is the hatred I belong to
It is the air that I blew once

Today I lost a piece of my heart
To the system, that will mellow down
In a tiny newspaper article
How we succumb to our own miseries
Today, tomorrow and as the days follow
Fake promises made, we swallow pain
As time goes by in melancholy…

I couldn't meet him at his end,
Couldn't take him in my arms and tell him how much I loved him
It might take me a while to reach where he is
Although my life finished with him..
Under a Deathline…

If only wishes came true….
I miss you son….
Love,
Dad