LONGEST POEM I EVER WROTE...THE SEARCHING EYES

She thought I was her grand-daughter

And he raised his hands to bless me,

But they saddened in dismay..

Coz I was not the one they were searching
A hall full of loneliness

And circumstances of weariness,

I saw through the teary eyes

The pain of not seeing a dear’s sight
They ditched their sadness

And wiping their sorrows

Saw my happy face

And thought about their grand daughters
I could feel their want to be loved and to be heard

I was helpless but happy

I was kind because of sympathy,

I was sad coz I could see

The pain of not seeing a dear’s sight
Every sentence I spoke

They had hundred tales to tell

I sat their patiently,

Listening but feeling the pain
The pain that they lived

The pain that shadowed their love

The pain those ‘searching eyes’ felt

The pain of not seeing a dear’s sight
The pain of being good parents,

The pain for loving their children

The pain for striving to make ends meet

The pain of being left alone
They did their best for their sons

But were left alone

Their searching eyes still searched on

For their near and dear ones
How heartless can one be

To leave their parents to die

To forget the countless gifts

And to forget that they still are alive
You held her hand when you fell down

Your mother she was.

You hugged him as a kid

Your dad, you remember?
The endless nights they kept awake

Finding joy in your peaceful sleep

They endless times they were happy

Watching you grow and learn
But fools I would call them

They got nothing in return

Yes their expenses are paid..

But who will answer their questions

And those searching eyes
Who will care for them?

Who will feed them?

When they are helpless but hungry.

Who will talk to them?

When they need you the most
Their letters are never answered

Their prayers seldom heard

Its only gestures you see

And those searching eyes
The phone rings and you pick it up

You think its your wifeBut instead the manager calls in

To tell you that your father has died.
Now you feel the silenceAnd the sudden rush of thoughts

You feel you haven’t spoken enough

You feel they were cheated
Now you feel the pain.

Of losing someone dear

Now you feel the pain

Of not seeing that dear’s sight.

And you know who is the culprit

Of those searching eyes.