Rhythmic Rhymes

He has gone someplace you think Because the truth will take its time to sink in A couple of days, a couple of weeks, maybe more Even though you saw it happen  Right before your eyes Saw him pass in front of you You were with him those last few moments As he was restless and in pain Seeing him hurting, not knowing this isn't the usual pain Not knowing these are actually the last moments And then suddenly he is no more Just like that Sleep eludes you that night That image of him taking his last breath etched in your mind And when hours later Sleep finally overtakes your tired exhausted being You manage a couple hours of restless doze And you wake up, convinced this was all a nightmare You will see him pottering about the room Brushing away at imaginary dust Humming some random melody Oblivious to the world around  But ofcourse he isn't there He is away you think, travelling, visiting someone But you see his spectacles sitting in its usual place on the table, His room slippers an...

Yesterday I saw a kid cry around the corner, Pulling at his mother's hand, And I envied him, Envied the ease with which he could cry, Envied the ease with which kids can cry, Howl, throw a tantrum, Gasp for breath as they release more tears, At the drop of a hat, For any reason - big or small, And then just as easily be comforted, With their mother's kiss, With their father's hug, With a lollipop from their elder sister, With their favourite toy, With a swing in that garden, With a few soothing words, And those tears dry up just like that, A smile slowly forms, And soon turns into a heartfelt laugh of pleasure. So different from now, From the "adult" version, Where we are knocked about as we go through life, Taking up responsibilities, Going through struggles, Without that ease of or freedom to cry, No matter what the emotion, how big the pain, Because if we dare shed a tear we are told, To be strong - for someone, To be brave - tears are a sign of weakness, To be...