SHOULD SHE DREAM AGAIN???

Holding her tiny hand , pointing to the starlit sky,

The dad said to her

” Daughter you can have dreams now…

Right up to the skies, till they reach the stars and beyond,

For your yester days are gone behind,

So behind ,that they can’t come back..

Now you have a dad and a mom

And not one of them alone…

You ‘ve got a dad now

And no matter what the surroundings are

I will be there to guide you

To give you what you desire

To take you to what you can

To give away me for you alone

To be all that I couldn’t be before

But you know whatever happened earlier,

I wasn’t the reason or trigger

For even in my weakest conscience

You know I can’t part you with…

You’ve a mom now

With her prayers for you always

To protect you and warm you

Whatever your world be

And wherever you pass through

She is with you to love you

And to stand by your side always

She no longer has to fly

With a broken wing and a wounded heart

Nor does she have to make you fly

For I am back to my real self

And I will be there with her

As the power for her life

As the end to her lonely struggles…

And above all, you‘ve got a Big Daddy

One who sits in the skies

Yet come near to you whenever you cry

The One who can lead you

To your dreams wherever you be

Even if our hands fail…

And thus, she began to dream,

At first with a stumbling mind,

Then with strong footings

Doubtless and focused

Right till the stars

Just as the hope that lit her dad and mom

And their withered life…

The dad and mom

Were with her always

Totally for her

With what all they could

And even with what they could not

Forgetting about themselves

And the joy they can share

She was the joy to her

And her dreams were their dreams too…

So she  dreamt day and night

She jumped as high as she can

Asked her Big Daddy to lead her always

To direct her to touch her stars the sooner

And everybody saw and everybody knew

She was drawing closer and closer

To her stars -her well kept dreams…

And then suddenly one day

When she realizes or starts to think

She can no longer reach there

What should she feel?

Remorse to the One above,

Complain that He did not lead her?

But  then how can she forget

That what she got till now

Was once just a dream for her?

-A dream far off,  very far off…

And how can she forget

That her dad had told

The Big One above will give her

Only the things He too likes

And that would be the best for her anyway??

Or should she realize that

Life demands heaps of trade offs

To choose one or the other

When you want both of them?

So should she take it

As a sacrifice, she ought to do,

A sacrifice that’s worth to do?

Or as a change in the wish list

For something of greater value-

Much much greater value?

Or should she fight

With her mind, body and soul

Till she is not left

With even one drop of energy?

But won’t that take off

The pleasure from the blessing-

The one which she regards

Too valuable to be lost?

Or should she just move toward

Where the wind takes her

Accept what comes in

Whether good or bad

And live with a smile always

And keep all her tears

Always for a better reason?

Should she dream again?

She is confused, So am I!

The only thing ,sure about

Is the deep unnamed pain within

Which words can’t say

Feelings can’t show

But the Father above can understand

And of course, the dad and mom too

The ones who kept and still keep

Their little girl’s dreams

Sheltered and shelled

But looking for them to turn only

To what they actually should be,

To what they were meant to be...

But she doesn’t know if or when

And so do I!

Soumya

03-03-2012