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When the Child Goes

He is my mirror, Just what I wanted him to be! His smile spreads permeating delight. His storge love is my strength. My achievement, my smile, my pride! My upright and infallible child! His prates, sanguinity, dreams and ambitions, Are treasures of my life! He is a wizard who ignites the warmth a family requires! Yes, he is my caterpillar, my cute little firefly! This is about 08/02/22.......the day..... …………………………..He turned back and just said NO! May be my protective spotlight scorched his vibes. May be I could not hold his hand tight. May be I did not understand and guide. May be my preaching’s were just too high. If the bond never existed, how would it survive? May be it was a mirage just to misguide. The anxiety, the exhaustion does not let me survive. How would I wipe away those sullenly eyes and exasperated goodbye! The dreadful departure and my empty nest strive. How would I get out of this woeful sigh! Closed eyes and rolling tears can’t decide. Referee the conflict or may I just hide? How do I bring him back, how do I inveigle? How long this saudade will survive? I still stand here or I have just died? Without him I can survive, no I defy!! WORD REFERENCE: Defy: Openly resist or refuse. Sanguinity: The optimistic feeling that all is going to turn out well. Strive: Struggle or fight vigorously. Sigh: Deep audible breath expressing sadness. Saudade: A sad state of intense longing for someone or something that is absent. Inveigle: Using dishonest way to convince. Storge Love: Affection that naturally exists between a parent and child. Preaching: The giving of moral advice in a pompously self-righteous way. Exhaustion: A state of extreme physical or mental tiredness. Permeating: Spread throughout. Scorches: Burn the surface of (something) Sullenly: in a way that shows irritation, ill humour, or gloom; morosely Exasperated: Intensely irritated and frustrated. Prate: Talk foolishly or at tedious length about something. Dreadful: Frightfully. Infallible: Always perfect and right, without any errors or mistakes.

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