Saturday, May 10, 2008

The Neonate: For T.S. Saldanha (Feb 22, 2007)

Weary

And jet-lagged.

Whacked,

Cleaned and tagged.


Subjugated

To kisses-

Sloppy tongues

Of Mr. and Mrs.


Pinched

Prodded and poked

Varieties

Of emotions evoked


Siblings

Curious and happy

Me

Thinking, “Life’s crabby”.


Inside

Protected, possessed

Outside

Independent, distressed.


Vision-

‘Infected Mushroom’.

Blurred,

The shapes that loom.


Suddenly, a smell that hovers

Comforting, dispelling bother

Tuned to every need

The nametag spells 'MOTHER'

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