A LOOK AT LIFE-17

A LOOK AT LIFE-17
BY-SMRUTI RANJAN MOHANTY

I do not know
Who are they
Who brought me to this world
And left me all alone
To fight a lone battle
Under the scorching heat of sun
And pears of shower

I do not know
What a mother is
And a father all about
I am far away from the touch of
Human relationships
The lovely bondage of family
And all those that make life
A beauty on earth

Sometimes l look at them
Their fascinating world
And lovely gadgets
The ocean of love
That bathes them
Every now and then

I see
How care free and jubilant
They are
Completely lost
In the perennial stream of love
And delicate care
Dreaming and dreaming all the way
For a still better tomorrow to come by

I never envy
Nor do I regret
The lost childhood
Father's shadow and mother's lap
All do I need and fancy
A bit of your love
A bit of your affection
And a bit of everything you have
For kids of your own
To grow and develop
And make life more bearable
On this brutal earth