PRIMA FACIE
Driving
the car in the early hours in speed,
Catch
the first flight for the conference,
Invited
the guest to give a talk tomorrow,
Must
reach in advance to log into the hotel,
Check
the venue, time slot, arrangement,
While
driving, thoughts were floating,
Surprised
at the flyover, a young woman,
Just
walking on pavement if imbalanced,
Seeming
to fall down but pushing ahead,
Lo,
the rail line below had a suspicion,
It
banged in my head to a halt, halted soon,
Possibly
this young lady trying to jump,
Braked
the car to the side, ran towards her,
She
was heavy, pregnant, uncontrollable,
Very
sick, in a fragile state collapsed on my chest,
Still
conscious asked, why you blocked me,
She
wished to jump the bridge to die,
Her
face was so sad, heavy eyelids to faint,
Got
angry, impolite, warned her it was a crime,
Protested
to her not to commit a mistake,
Her
sudden smiles mocking to her life,
Bluntly
confided, she shouldn't need it,
It
was the flight time to miss if delayed,
Forcefully
lifted her, took her to the airport,
Deposited
to local police conveyed to,
They
send her to a hospital immediately,
Caught
the flight in time but was disturbed,
This
attractive young girl was attempting,
The
topic of the talk was a crisis to tackle,
Delivered
the points solutions returned,
All
the time at the back of the mind tense,
Couldn't
get her name and address cause,
Back
at home city dashed for the hospital,
Met
her and her newborn baby, delivered,
She
stabilized herself, was sober, obliged,
Thanked
a lot for saving her life firm foot,
Sat
near her holding her palms, asked,
To
pat hospital dues, she denied firmly,
She
was in service, financially stable,
Can
pay all the expenses help not required,
The
baby, a son in fine shape, healthy, and fair,
Before
being questioned, she admitted suspicion,
Could
not find her lover, her boyfriend,
The
youth missed her before the court marriage,
She
felt youth betrayed her, in distress,
Replaced
her word as depressed mind fails,
This
depression is the killer that motivates,
Hundreds
die only on this point wrong,
Serious
crime to self-destroying life, futile,
Most
precious human life only to face,
It
needs a spine of steel, cold nerve rigid,
Trouble
mount horror fear factor crush,
Calm,
only calm mind dear, quiet, steady,
Found
a tear trickled, she caught, wiped it,
Smiled,
smiled now hold my hand,
Uncle,
I am sorry, feeling ashamed, forgive,
No
more boyfriend, my husband is here,
He
met a minor accident and failed to meet,
It
was my fault realized a lack of trust, wrong,
He
dashed to the hospital has seen his baby,
Once
released from bed, we shall marry,
But
why uncle, you sent me to maternity,
Dear
child, fatherly to you, your prima facie,
Could
well guess the time your delivery.
The
prima facie kissed the baby smiled and left.
Pen:
Bijayananda Mishra
Title
of Poem: Prima Facie ( Fiction)
Themes:
Crisis comes, life wins the day
Date:
23rd January, Cuttack
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