Ma

Mothers have a special way
Of saying that they care
Loving us from afar sometimes
Without even being there
No matter what goes wrong in life
It is a comfort to know
They will never judge us no matter
How many tantrums we may throw
You are special to me
Because you are also my best friend
And I know we will have each other’s
Back right till the very end

I was a very naughty child and still somehow
Was the apple of your eye.
I think I was one of those
Children who were lucky to not
Have been separated from their
Mothers even when they were at work
Because I would be tied to your back,
Like the local native population
In my town and so I would simply go
Wherever you did.
I still begin to smile
Just recollecting those days of fun
With you. My favourite memory from
Childhood is sitting on the kitchen
Counter and poking holes into savoury
Snacks that you would be
Waiting to prep and fry.
You and I would either listen to your
Favourite songs on the cassette player
Or sing some ourselves while we cooked.
This inculcated the love for music
In me at a very tender age. I still remember
Those days fondly when we still sing
Them together even now ....
So many decades later.
The whole environment of food and
Music and your company
Were and will always remain my
Favourite memory from my childhood.

@pallavi4

7th of December, 2021

Pic credit: picture circa 1985

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