UNBOXED GIFT

 

UNBOXED GIFT

 

 

Life never believed to be realized,

The dream castle chased, prized,

Reality today, a thousand miles away,

Education established past scar, (1)

 

Left the sweet home feels, grew once,

Parents high school all romance,

Teenage, meritorious, schoolboy,

Scholarship, top results to enjoy, (2)

 

Life intimated catastrophe badly,

Car accident parents' news, sadly,

No more love presence happened,

Remember elder sister saddened, (3)

 

Ten years senior to me in age felt,

She was forced to join a job dwelt,

Only earning member, she shared,

Infinite love attention grew cared, (4)

 

Unmarried forced to lead life will,

Single her status the teacher still,

Her life as a mother, teacher, friend,

Under her umbrella grew to mend, (5)

 

Survivor of family incident horror,

Graduated, willing overseas offer,

The day of the voyage was sad, teary,

Sister hugged tightly, times scary, (6)

 

Little dared to look behind moved,

During the flight, cried silence grooved,

Stood an image, a rock transfixed,

Overseas job busy life family mixed, (7)

  

Years rolled, to visit her failed pity,

Family, children, and home if gritty,

Fail to find, excuse her letters rare,

Terror in eyes her invitation scare, (viii)

 

Life compulsions, unable to visit,

The sadness he felt, his sister's love treats,

Surprised, he received a package,

Unboxed the gift her Rakhi craze, (9)

 

His heart choked teary lamented,

His promise as a brother taunted,

Everything in his life to prosperity,

Sister stood and supported him parity, (10)

 

Siblings lived the day disaster hit,

His hand holding the silk tread lit,

Emotion broke down melancholic,

The divine brotherly link, ecstatic, (11)

 

He cried, binding on his wrist lovingly,

Tried to contact her and talk to her fully,

His worst fear is her invitation to calm down,

Come home her voice sweet balm, (12)

 

She informed me her age, a bit crippling,

Falling sick need help call ringing,

Listened to her, instant his decision,

His survival, only sister, her protection, (13)

 

The time arrived to keep his promise,

To provide protection, sister prize,

Duty, subject emotive, he selected

A mother, teacher, and friend detected. (14)

 

Pen: Bijayananda Mishra

Title of Poem: Unboxed Gift

Themes: Rakhi, a brother's promise to his sister

Written: 29th August 2023, Cuttack

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