I knew my mom when she was a child
I closed the door with a thud, maybe anger and thoughts had their adrenaline rush
I was angry at Mom for all the taunts and scoldings, she wouldn’t stop even when I brush!!!
I went to sleep, only to wake in a world of parallel beams
I saw a woman so fair and green, she was young and full of dreams
She wore a blue frock the one my mum always talked about
She had a charm in her eyes, and her intelligence sparked like a little sprout
She was like summer in fall, like the rays of sun so far
She was my mum shining high up in the sky like a star
Bunking classes going to movies ?? having crushes or being naughty
Was it really her ?? Or…. a version of her being gaudy
Wide-eyed and full of joy without a single worry
Why couldn’t she be this way all her life, calm and composed without any hurry!!
I woke up to find my mum shouting over me again, but this time I hugged her a little extra
I had perceptions of her in my mind old and new all a part of the dilemma
I knew that it was the years of struggles and mistakes that made her hard like a rock
She was not this strict always, it was just when learnings entered her life with a knock
Now I loved her a little more and started being a little mild
Because I knew my mom when she was a child
By: Ananya Shenvi
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