Sunday, May 07, 2006
STARES 11:38 PM*
My Shining Star.
its been 13 years since you've been gone
you left me without saying goodbye
ii remember like it was yesterday
your smiles, your tears, your frowns
you rock me to slp on lonely nights
you hugged me so tight on stormy nights.
you never spoke much, your smiles said it all
you never scolded, you never complained.
one puff of the cigarette puts that smile back to place.
a whip of the cane against your strong arm
was how you shield me against all wrongs
you were there for me all the time
nobody, simply nobody could lay a finger on me
you knew ii was wrong, yet you stood up for me
ii saw you work hard for that little money
to buy me candies after school
your hands were rough
you had cuts here and there
but ii loved it when you
wrapped you big hands around mine
all went well during that time
ii had what ii wanted and all was just fine
then one day, your eyes turned red
for the following days you couldnt get out of bed
soon they had to send you away
to that horrible place of pain and needles
mommy said ii had to stay home
one fine morning when ii opened my eyes
the whole house was dressed in white
everybody was busy packing stuff
mommy got me some clothes to change
she said ii've got to be hurry
something was not right
people walked around your house in tear stained faces
nobody told me anything
for the rest of the days, mommy said ii neednt go school
she made me stay at home with different relatives coming over
that faithful day ii got to go out
mommy brought me to your house
many people were in a tent downstairs
ii saw a huge wooden box in the middle
mommy asked if ii wanted to have a look
so ii took a peek, the very last peek
there you lay, sleeping so soundly
ii smiled.
the following things happened too fast to remember
just that ii saw monks and heard prayers
then they pushed you into one big flame
it look as though it was some magnific magic trick
days passed, ii waited for you to come back
but you never did.
then one morning ii decided to ask mommy
ii saw tears roll down her cheeks as she said
'my dear girl, he's gone. not coming back.'
ii asked alot of questions, but she never told me much
ii went down to the playground where we played last time
it was empty. dead leave scattered the place.
then there came a slight breeze. the leaves flew.
ii felt cold. you werent there to hug me.
only then did ii realise that ii was alone
and you were gone...
only years later did ii find out that you died of lung cancer.
its been 13 years since you've been gone
you left me without saying goodbye
ii remember like it was yesterday
your smiles, your tears, your frowns
you rock me to slp on lonely nights
you hugged me so tight on stormy nights.
you never spoke much, your smiles said it all
you never scolded, you never complained.
one puff of the cigarette puts that smile back to place.
a whip of the cane against your strong arm
was how you shield me against all wrongs
you were there for me all the time
nobody, simply nobody could lay a finger on me
you knew ii was wrong, yet you stood up for me
ii saw you work hard for that little money
to buy me candies after school
your hands were rough
you had cuts here and there
but ii loved it when you
wrapped you big hands around mine
all went well during that time
ii had what ii wanted and all was just fine
then one day, your eyes turned red
for the following days you couldnt get out of bed
soon they had to send you away
to that horrible place of pain and needles
mommy said ii had to stay home
one fine morning when ii opened my eyes
the whole house was dressed in white
everybody was busy packing stuff
mommy got me some clothes to change
she said ii've got to be hurry
something was not right
people walked around your house in tear stained faces
nobody told me anything
for the rest of the days, mommy said ii neednt go school
she made me stay at home with different relatives coming over
that faithful day ii got to go out
mommy brought me to your house
many people were in a tent downstairs
ii saw a huge wooden box in the middle
mommy asked if ii wanted to have a look
so ii took a peek, the very last peek
there you lay, sleeping so soundly
ii smiled.
the following things happened too fast to remember
just that ii saw monks and heard prayers
then they pushed you into one big flame
it look as though it was some magnific magic trick
days passed, ii waited for you to come back
but you never did.
then one morning ii decided to ask mommy
ii saw tears roll down her cheeks as she said
'my dear girl, he's gone. not coming back.'
ii asked alot of questions, but she never told me much
ii went down to the playground where we played last time
it was empty. dead leave scattered the place.
then there came a slight breeze. the leaves flew.
ii felt cold. you werent there to hug me.
only then did ii realise that ii was alone
and you were gone...
only years later did ii find out that you died of lung cancer.
that one puff of cigarette took you away from me.
ii love you.
ii love you.
STARES 11:38 PM*