Load on the shoulder
I sense
This whole journey
is just a thankless job
loaded on my shoulders
by the destiny .
I ealized that
quite late
when I thought about
my mother and father
and what they did for me
and my brother.
We just lived
and grew up
tried to follow
what the others were doing.
It took a long time
for me to realize
all that happened
on somebody else's toil.
was it intentional ?
Did they do
what they felt , had to be done ?
Was it a biological reaction ?
We came in to existence
because of a biological
reaction.
Whether it was biology
or chemistry
When I really understood
the sacrifices they made
I cried hiding the tears
from the world
in their absence
because they left
long time ago.
I know that I am in debt
but it is too late to repay
I am weeping inside
while laughing
to the world outside.
Probably the load
on my shoulder
I carried for years
and still carrying is the
repayment
I never felt the weight
during those long years
but may be I am old
I am feeling the weight now
My grown up kids
will be waiting to
take that load
on their shoulders..
They are busy getting ready.
When I depart
They will take short leave
to bury or burn my bones
because the world says
it is their duty.
I hope they will not cry later
the way I did !
06-01-26
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