Poem-Jasmann

Remembering ‘that’ someone

To remembering you,
One last time.
To reliving those memories one last time,
Finding myself in your eyes again,
Only to be lost again.
In the depth of your smile,
To loving you the way you love me,
Selflessly, unapologetically and unabashedly.

To remembering those countless nights where you slept,
Without eating,
So that I could have some breakfast in the morning.
To remembering those days when your smile,
Was powered by mine.
To understanding your love, in its absence
And craving for it, only to give it back
When it is lost

To remembering the countless sacrifices you made,
While the life out of you was being swayed,
The way you put your needs above mine,
Ensuring that my life would be fine,
Love you ma.
For the person you are,
And the person you made me out to be,

Love you, for the way you used to caress me
While I fell asleep in your lap,
Only to find myself waking in your comfort again,
Love you ma.
For the times you sacrificed buying that sari,
So that I could enjoy a day out with my friends,

Thank you ma,
For teaching me to socialize,
Only to forget you when I’m the popular kid at school,
Thank you ma,
For making the effort to stay in touch,
Only to get abandoned by me.
Thank you ma,
For making me the person I am,
Only to be forgotten by me.
Thank you for teaching me,
To chase big dreams,
Only to belittle you.
Thank you ma
For giving me everything
Only to take “your” everything from you,
The one thing you truly wanted
My love.