A Second Life

In deep thoughts, my eyes are closed
Mind numb to the people around

The wall hugs my back,
A blanket of heaviness on my heart

What will it be, how will things happen
The circumvent whirl of questions

I put out all prayers
Take note of all Gods I know

I remember Shiva and the Gharib Nawaaz
I recite Gurbani and murmur Jesus Christ

I sense a strange smell,
I hear a cry

The door is pulled back
A veil of apprehension makes way

Her eyes are blank,
I try to read emotions

She takes a profound breath,
her lips pour those everlasting words

“It’s a Baby Girl”

It’s my second life

There is a renaissance of bliss
Of a feeling that had never been

An angel rests in my arms
a tear rolls down my cheek

Two little hands to hold,
A pure smile to devour

The eyes of her mother,
The lips of her father

I thank all my Gods
I embrace my second life…

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Piyush Kaushal

Naive and Untamed!

12 thoughts on “A Second Life”

  1. honestly Piyush …. i do not like poems .. all the more with those heavily used dictionary words … life gets impossible , all the more for me 😉 …. I have confessed this to many bloggers(the ones i love reading) …. I will tell u what … this is what is a great read even for people like me who are scared of poems and stories.. !! Every line drives u to read the next and words let u imagine what the writer is feeling ….as if I was watching movies … bro…. u write ur heart out and trust me , it connected with very first line I read on your blog !!
    It was my luck i stumbled upon on your site and now find me as a regular passerby on indigenou!!

    1. LOL 😛 i understand the dictionary thing :D. I am extremely glad to have known that poem appealed to the Mango people…coz ultimately it was meant for them.

      BTW thanks a lot for taking time out for reading the blog… Keep writing 🙂

      Cheers!

  2. I am an italian and don’t understand english much. But this poem is written in a simple yet convinving manner. I could feel the narrator’s feelings. Well done!

  3. You certainly know how to keep a reader amused. Between your wit and your words, I was almost moved to start my own blog (well, almost…HaHa!) Fantastic job. I really loved what you had to say, and more than that, how you presented it.

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