Death

Death.

I never thought much about it...

About how permanent,

and unsettling it can be.

I never thought much about death...

Until it happened, so abruptly.

My close one died,

Leaving me shattered,

bereaved.

My heart lives at their grave.

My mind, out of peace. 

Seamless waves of grief hit,

relentlessly.

I never paid heed to death. 

Until it plucked out my soul... 

And laid it out to bleed.

Yet, I breathe...

Why did it pick mine? 

When there were many others to seize! 

When will I see them next?

What happens once they are 'deceased'? 

When my time comes,

and I am put to rest

Will they come to greet?

Will we meet again in a world

Where death can never be?

Take me with you mother

 You were...

My purpose.

My reason.

My strength.

My anchor.

My comfort.

My friend.

My lover.

My doctor. 

My parent!

When you died 

you took away so much,

at once...

Me too

you could have taken

where you went. 

I miss you, Sowmi. 

A year on

Last year, this time

My mother was alive

Last year, this night

I was not an orphaned child.

It's a year on the morrow...

Time hasn't flown

There has not been a day

Her demise, I haven't mourned.

Memories and thoughts

Are in a constant brawl... 

Some reminders, many regrets

Linger even as night falls.

Days were not enough

I will never be done

I cry as I reminisce

My mother,

...who'll never come.

- Geetha Raj

Teardrop

 A drop of tear remains

At the corner of my eye

When I wipe it away

Another one finds it's way. 

Unshed, it's there

Reminding me to cry

Of hearbreaks, bad days

Of things going astray

I've made friends with this constant

I've just let it be.

For when everything in life was fleeting

This tear drop chose to stay.

The Common Enemy

 No matter the country,

the language,

the region

No matter what party,

its leaders,

their faith,

No matter their age,

their colour,

their creed,

No matter the century

or even the judiciary...

Women remain

persecuted, mutilated, raped.

Women remain silenced,

confined, condemned.

The common enemy -

we, women remain.

Why

 They expect - you provide

You expect - they snide

What, in relationships, do humans find? 

Disappointments aside, it's heartbreaks, and unhealthy minds.

Hopping from one bond to the next

Hoping this one will pass the test

Only to realize, giving up would be best

Comply, oblige, your aspirations can rest.  

Misery is a great companion, I believe

In its offerings,  consistent, it has always been

It's doesn't fake promises

It doesn't take you high

It assures grief and delivers everytime!

Hug your sweet heart

Cry with all your might.

No one's coming to save you

So, build your shield, high... 

With time you'd turn stone 

And probably, even survive.

- Geetha Raj 

Loss

I miss you so much

Mother of mine

I just want you to hold me

And go back in time

I'm no longer the person

You had left behind 

With you, I lost more of myself

Than words can ever describe.

I'm sorry for what life gave you

I feel I'm the reason behind. 

The world has abruptly ended

Never gave me a chance to revive.

Days come and go

Sleepless nights pass by

I have stopped crying

The tears have also dried

To be as strong as you, I try

Your tiny frame, always defied 

There is no rhyme or reason

For me to even survive . 

What wouldn't I give in return 

To see your smile, fragile

Shouldn't have let the fires take you

Shouldn't have lit the funeral pyre. 

Everyone loves for a reason

But yours came with no ties

You hugged me when I was good 

Tad tighter when I didn't make you proud.

I can assure you, I'm no good now

I reach for you from the hallows

Pick me up while I'm still trying

For not much longer, I'll be survive.