A piece by Cee Managa
Mothers usually say they know everything about their kids
But little do they know that they had lost their bouncing little babies (now all grown up) years ago.
It was 4 am…
Well like every other night I couldn’t sleep, doesn't matter
how hard I tried
Somehow this is the time when memories crept into my mind……The pain
hidden in my heart screams for its freedom because the cage (My Heart) is
suffocating it with the tightness; I feel
Childhood was much better when you didn't have to hide your
pain. Leave alone, lie about it;
When sharing your pain used to be rewarded with chocolates
and love instead of taunts…Life was so simple then
When Mama`s lap and shoulder was a solution to everything. It was and still is.
However, it is we who are not honest enough from our side…
Maybe we lost our innocence in the chaos of life.
Devastated I sat on the couch and broke into tears eagerly
waiting for sunrise
Its 7 am …
I yearn for Mamas hug
They have a superpower of calming me down and that’s what I
need
Before I lift my hand to knock the door,
The door opened with countless smiles, calling on me as I
entered home
Mama: Broken dreams?
Me: Yes Mama...
Mama: Nothing, which Mamas arms couldn’t heal
Once again, a kid cried on the laps of her mother sharing
all her problems
Once again innocence got rewarded.
This time with extra love, extra care and yeah definitely
extra food.
