Last week my father turned 56
And I remain 11 at heart
It hit me, that I had unconsciously lost a decade full of surprises, memories and love
A decade of growth and time that I should have spent
With my beloved parents, who bleed and sweat to raise me
So my father just turned 56
And that makes the upcoming 2 months will be my mother's 57th birthday
It surely hit me hard
That I had focused too much of why my 12th birthdays onwards were so bland
Too much that I had forgotten how concerning it is
To start shedding blood and sweats to make my parents proud
And ease their hearts with my independence and maturity
I realise
That I was so absorbed with my own problems and insecurities
That I had forgotten on how precious a complete family is
How blissful it is to still have them alive and well
So
For my present self
I know that I've been too harsh on you
And I'm sorry for letting you become obsessive for self-change so much so you forgot
That as you're changing
The earth changes too.
YOU ARE READING
Repetition
PoetrySometimes a cup of coffee and morning vibes won't work until you get a pinch of reality to be fully aware of ourselves, and what is truly happening outside our living bubble. Let's read one to find which line of this reality hit yours.
