Aniruddha Pathak Poet Sonnet

And Ever Since I Am In Search For You

I still recall that fateful day you came 
To bless us—a day over three decades 
Back, but still fresh in mind filled with self-blame, 
So deep has been my guilt, it never fades. 
I well can understand you were upset— 
So hurt that I was not there to take you 
In father’s fond arms, his proud eyes nigh wet, 
No less than you, my child, the day I rue. 

Mayhap, you had no time even to weep, 
Nor wait for me many a mile apart, 
Your mother in a deeply induced sleep, 
You left alas soon as came, broken heart, 
Perhaps for a more sanguine warmer perch, 
To leave us in a pointless life-long search. 
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 Sonnet |10.12 2008| daughter, father

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JC Brul April 12, 2024 at 3:23 AM I could feel the regret and disappointment that you didn't get the chance to even feel her last heartbeat. There's a saying that regret is forever. There's no cure for that except acceptance which is easier said than done.. This poem speaks straight to the heart. Brought tears to my eyes the first time I read way back PH times...And still my eyes get welled-up everytime I read ~ again and again.