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A Mother's Cry

This is just a dream
Sleep my little child
Don't open your eyes
Heed my advice

This is not the truth
This is just a mirage
Shadows lurking in your room
Are just a facade

Listen to your mother
Please don't open your eyes
You'll be beguiled by others
With their enormity of lies

Why can't you sleep
Can't you hear your mother weep
I won't let your essence
Be taken by corrupt fiends

Oh,
I see you opened your eyes
But it's not too late
Your mother will protect you
Till her last day

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Silent One Date: 10/13/2017 6:22:00 AM Beautiful poem Rishabh.. Login to Reply Rishabh Batheja Date: 10/13/2017 6:42:00 AM Thanx a lot. I'm learning a lot from your poems and hope to improve soon.

Aqua Marine Date: 10/13/2017 2:16:00 AM Aah, how we deeply wish to protect our children from the horrors of life! A life- long project, and loving to them...but a difficult one, life is not kind to the vulnerable. A beautifully expressed scene, and the change of direction in the last stanza is very effective. :-) Login to Reply Rishabh Batheja Date: 11/2/2017 12:07:00 AM Thanks a lot Aqua for the advice. I am reading a lot of poems to improve myself. Aqua Marine Date: 10/13/2017 3:18:00 PM I am a fan of Pink Floyd myself- their music is amazing! To be honest, Rishabh, I dont count myself as being one of the good poets here- and like you, I have learnt a great deal from being here. I had written poetry for about fourty years, kept it to myself, it was a needed form of self expression. Writing helped me formulate whatever I was going through at the time. Reading famous poets, and looking for the whys and ways they wrote, has been educational for me too. Dont be afraid to experiment with rhyme, rhythm, styles. Take one form, practice it, until it becomes natural to use, what you want to do with the poem, is a great idea! I'll stay in touch... Rishabh Batheja Date: 10/13/2017 3:39:00 AM Thank you :). I was thinking of this as a two-part poem based on Pink Floyd's Mother with child's response after this. I read your latest poem and was amazed. If you have any advice for me on improving my writing, I'd be glad to receive. I liked the line- Life is not kind to the vulnerable :)