GRANDMOTHER

The rituals performed,the ceremonies completed,
we bid adieu to the person dear to us in heart and feelings;

Now as i sit alone inthe house she left,
for some of my deeds i curse myself;

A small word of love,a short span of time
a spoonful of care, a faceful of smile,
such small things she wished for
and its these small things i didn't care for;

Alone in the afternoons as i eat my lunch,
I am reminded of the countless bites she fed me
before having her own lunch;

Eat its lunch time,eat its lunch time
is waht i keep hearing,
as i eat my lunch beyond what is called lunch time;

Longing for a chat she used to sit quietly in her room,
but never did i have the time to even peep into her room;

As i watch television there is no one to accompany me,
no one who askes questions about characters of serials
''Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi'' or ''Baa Bahoo aur Baby''

In my prayers now is word of sorry,
for all the things i did wrongly and for all the things she asked me to do,
which i left undone;

My grandmother,my mamma,
now when shes not there a part of my world
with her,has also come to an end.