It Was Or Was It

was it or it was
too dreamy to say
when my explorer(mom) kept her eyes shut
letting her classic music to take over

I jumped beside her
jump of fear, jumped to disturb
disturb her silence, disturb her peace
peace  of her face, quietness of her life
she opened her eyes, with a dim shy

long long jump
jump of decades, jump of a child
who lost his leg in the social trap
gulped the job, puked the notes
what to do, not the one to choose

all of a sudden, old had life
success, success of gain
gain of lost
loss of heart

the silent shutter stretched like a bow
her eyes narrowed like a river flow

joy of attainment, joy of peace
did she found something?
something lost,
something she starved for

the flow of satisfaction, i couldn't bare
'my roles over, over this pity world'
her face played

i swept on her bony knee 
stuck my ear, hard on skull
knocking the old tales of fantasy

rain started on my brows
wetting the heart, hit my nose

rain of few drops, drop weigh as ocean
each flooding my heart
sinking me deep down
for the burns of her heart

the flow was too much, my vision blurred
and i wondered, why do my heart burn?

the old bird started humming
humming of decades ago
humming of her old-old birds
humming for my sleep
humming which ends the story.

and i still wander in wonder
was it or it was
Copyright © | Year Posted 2018

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Agustin Avatar
September 28, 2024 at 5:33 AM
Thanks for sharing this... exposing your thoughts through your unique poetic style. Meanwhile, I greet you with the love of the Lord, expressed by John 3:16 of the Bible, "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." Be blessed.
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