What no parent should ever do
Mrs Tibbins did to her offspring
when still young and tender
its skin moist, palms closed
and beetle eyes full of wonder
the mother left her child alone
wandered away from home
in place of nurturing care
suffering a blow after blow
from the unkind world over
alone, helpless, and smelly it grew
seeking friendships in dirty pubs
scouring meals in garbage cans
and letting time live its course
years later, like mother the child
when was its turn to be a mother
did what no parent should ever do
and cast away its child, letting it go
for who could change the nature
of cats abandoning their kittens?
Category: Unplugged
Despite
Although small and plain
and the neighbour’s prettier
still a flower blooms
Teach me how
How could you, mom?
tell me that all's well
and that Barnie's fine
he's gone to a farm
to care for his babies
that he'll soon return
How could you, mom?
I lay await for weeks
rushing to his kennel
after school each day
seeking Barnie's arrival
only to be disappointed
How could you, mom?
watch me as I continued
with my reckless efforts
in pursuit of happiness
hoping for my Barnie
to come back home to me
How could you, mom?
pacify yourself each night
as I cried myself to sleep
pray, tell how you did it
for my daughter's dog died
and I've sent it to a farm too
Time machine
The people of yore
looked up—for the sun told time
concrete towers now
The times
We’d walk alongside each other
hand in hand, sharing a cookie
after class and during breaks
chatting away making no sense
oh, well those were the times
when life was made of exams
and score cards meant the world
when at the end of a long week
we’d rummage our bags for change
for left overs from our allowances
taking a bite off of the same
ice cream cone or a warm pastry
coating lips with smeared sauce
Oh, how times have now changed
all grown up and out in the world
selling lies and making money
engaged in talks with the board
discussing the course of many a life
once scrambling for a snack in class
now scorning at those frivolous times
then school was our meeting hub
and all classmates friends forever
now weddings be our meeting hub
and all people who were friends once
