INNOCENT REWARD

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.