My Beloved Young Mother
Sacrificing her childhood at an early age of sixteen ,been wedded to an elderly man of thirty,lacked intimacy and understanding with my dad, amid lot of risk & struggle had given birth to me at the age of seventeen;
acquiring no warmth
neither from parents nor spouse~
she wrestled alone
Without happiness & support she survived in this enormous city taking care of me, gradually gifted me a sibling when I turned four.Though we were deprived of food we filled our stomachs with pure love fed by her in abundance.
benevolently
given birth to her children~
in the unknown world
To provide us education she strived arduous to claim source of income from her imperfect life partner;Feeling disgusted at one point of time, lost patience and found a difficult chore in a bijou factory (since she had no education) eminently suffering health problems ,gave up after we requested her.
fatigued by tussles
swiftly sought occupation~
fell ill aftermath
Luckily, I completed my graduation and immediately acquired job for supporting my family.Now I can find a little comfort in her lovely eyes.Though not entirely, at least she is blissful that I am independent.Now, wishing her second child(my brother) to complete his studies successfully without any hurdles.
altruistic soul
with thirsty eyes now awaits ~
for his victory.
Aug 13, 2020.
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