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[bodytext] => Amidst the screams of an ailing mother The clapping of dear family members A tear rolled down his cheek Tears of joy Ecstatic, overwhelmed A scorching wail resonates of the walls A loud entry into the world you made Held your hand Led you on your first steps Fall you would at times and stumble But, relentless he was and supportive Standing there Omniscient Always watching Out on the catch lest you fall Those warm loving eyes Hugged you throughout Those caressing hands Held you in your times of joy In your times of pain In your times of need Infinite selfless love Free of charge Catering to your very needs Draw down on this love Nourish yourself with it, you did Years and years elapsed And now, you stand tall Independent A young man. Spreading your wings free Roaming high and far Exploring the valleys of life Dreamy and delusional Life’s lullaby plays in the horizon A melody so enticing you cannot resist Of love, joy and success Blindfolded you whizz through In the valley of love you plunge In the valley of hope you swim And in the valley of success you soar But reality looms in the horizon Of rivers too deep, Of currents too high, And of winds too strong As you bump into reality over and over Fleet back you would with scurrying feet To the safety and haven of his embrace Delve into his wisdom Dwell on his history Forget you do That he had journeyed these valleys over and over Sit back to be coached in the school of his memories Scurrying away Endless notes of timeless wisdom An amalgam of lessons Love, passion, joy and success he propagates Of failure, anger and weakness he warns you As you look into his eyes You realize something is amiss As you search his soul You realize the glow in them is dimming What’s astray? You demand But all you get are silent answers A sad smile and a pat on the shoulder “Son, time has seized to befriend me” As you listen, astounded, flabbergasted The core of you starts to rumble Your very foundation crumbles Blinded you were to this day Independent you envisaged yourself But oh what a fool you have been Comfort you long to provide But how does one comfort his own very provider Emasculated, You long to run and weep in his embrace Hide in the enclave of his boundless love Wait. You cannot. Stand strong you must Stand up tall Take his hand and lead the way Support him you must As support you he did It is time to pay your dues As son, the roles are now reversed. Transfixed you are by his eyes Realization strikes like a bolt of thunder Jostling you out of your stupor Wake up kid Hide the tears Show me the Man in you Comfort and console Smile and laugh Protect and engulf What a theatrical farce As fear grips you by night You shake and cry to your bone With no repose Despite his ails, he feels you and says “Planted my seed I have in you In that is my eternal presence Smile my son Stand tall Head high For you have made me proud” You yearn to unwind the clock Nostalgic for your childhood days But failure runs to meet you The clock ticks on and on With each tick you ponder If only…... And in that is your answer To the Lesson of Life [comments] => 0 [counter] => 157 [topic] => 23 [informant] => Lalou [notes] => [ihome] => 0 [alanguage] => english [acomm] => 0 [haspoll] => 0 [pollID] => 0 [score] => 3 [ratings] => 1 [editpoem] => 1 [associated] => [topicname] => FamilyPoems )
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