DISPASSIONATE

 

DISPASSIONATE

Confess my worries once captured,

Marriage never means a bed of roses,

Sought the married life pink a future,

Watch my better half at my side always,

Get her support at troubled times,

How much I loved loneliness perished,

Her presence in my life I sought, deeply,

Experienced in my heart after marriage,

Intimacy was first observed as sweet, unique,

A different dimension of  conjugal love,

Soft as feather touch healing effects,

Erased one faced failure that hankered,

Got meritorious student career studies,

How much I wished good job worthy,

To wash parents' burdens, education costs,

They were happy with my studies, praised me,

Behind their help left a big loan,

Watch mother's hardship sacrifices,

Innumerable circumstances but sold her gold,

She was dreaming of her son getting established,

Famous and respected in society to happen,

People will discuss the names of the parents,

Dream, infinite dreams, her eyes I saw,

Ma, your hardship will be paid,

Promise to you I shall erase your sorrows,

Knowing my father's immense hardships,

Middle-income salary study is costly,

Making additional money working overtime,

Watched his tiredness, his look sleepy,

Silently observed my parents' love,

Their only dream child grows soon,

Gets happiness with long life,

There will be no wanting in a child's life,

Get settled with a wife after marriage,

These are God for me were dreaming,

Wishing never speak on the grandchild,

Everything I knew in my heart, aware,

I felt my marriage was their happiness,

Mother's silent prayer for me, my home,

She visited many times watchful minutely,

Advises my wife elaborately to proceed,

She talked and talked to her warned too,

Only desire my home get settled,

Can withstand the vagaries of life in general,

Her lifelong passion for her son to face,

Survive troubles in family life,

Problems come, disappear afterward,

Finding solution maturity is essential,

Phenomenal is her endeavor the goal,

Her child remains happy ever after,

Knows twilight years to arrive,

Ma never thought about this issue,

An avatar of  tolerance and suffering,

Today father got retired and told my wife,

She embraced me, got surprised,

Fortunate to get you as my husband,

You think so detail about your mother,

Understand my child will be grown up,

The track of your mother, I foresee,

Bring your parents to our home soon,

Let them get a relaxed and peaceful life,

Pay back your duty dues you can't pay,

My darling, her dispassionate words,

I discovered she is a mother too!

 

Title of Poem: Dispassionate

Pem: Bijayananda Mishra

Themes: Dispassionate words of the wife

Date: 4th November 2022, Cuttack

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DISPASSIONATE

DISPASSIONATE

 

 The Closest friend of my life in school,

The only daughter of the uncle, our neighbor,

Use to a mile to school together,

Reading in the same class, share Tiffin box,

Excelled life both studious, joined college,

Shinning was my girlfriend with results,

Differed subjects of both, I knew her,

Smiling often was teasing she blushes,

Her gentle behavior words soft invite,

Popular in college, leading appeal,

Eloquence her speech on debates,

Chancellor’s prize she got on her talk,

Amazed me from far her analytic mind,

Thoughtful, beautiful mind, expressive,

Her writings in newspapers, magazines,

Appreciated by people, elders, tagged,

Tagged as a talented girl, I felt envy,

Uncle middle-class modest income,

Happy with daughter wished future,

Bright career, position, affluent life,

The happy family was praying for a rosy future,

Crestfallen years after, one day,

Heard news of her life, leading as a teacher,

In a remote village primary school,

She was working as a school teacher, unmarried,

Uncle, her families, were sad, failed,

Failed to convince her, changing her mind,

Stubborn was she, loving simple life,

Passing her life among illiterate kids,

Children in a remote village, poor parents,

Lacking light on modern society, growth,

Undernourished, shabby dress, dirty,

Playing on dusty roads, innocent smiles,

Visited her, my childhood friend, queried,

Protested her decisions, rejecting comfort life,

Her heist education, scholar in college,

Deserving to marry, handsome job, family,

Illogical to waste life here, rustic, poor,

Was listening to her reasons, her decision,

The heartbroken incident happened at home,

Their servant sold his daughter for money,

Inquiries, learned a thousand girls are sold,

So often, for the price, no punishment,

For child labor house servant, unpaid,

Supplying to flash market, ugly reality,

Immune to disasters in life, disregard the rich,

Respected, affluent know, laugh at plight,

Excuses out of the social evil horrible picture,

She decided after her university degree,

Gold medal, published in the news, praised,

She left weeks after to a remote village,

Government teacher, primary school,

Loving village folk immensely, happy in life,

My attire settled career behind past,

Famous established with a wealthy family,

Children reading well, daughter bright,

My friend, in tears, was telling on daughter,

Wished her educated life and established,

I realized she was thinking, never sold,

Realized then I cried, caught her hand,

Thanked, got convinced, returned home,

Knew my friend, enlightened heart,

It was her true education merit, depth,

Forsaken dream of a civilized human,

Accept adoringly her life so dispassionate.  

 

@ Bijayananda Mishra