I know I’ve been hurt before.
Running after ma, as a toddler,
and bruising my knees against the solid ground.
Or fighting dada over the smallest things,
but he showed he cares when my tooth fell off.
It didn’t always hurt to bleed, though.
Like when I donated blood on turning 18!
I still have the yellow smiley brooch they gave me.
Numerous times I’ve cut my poor finger.
I had a tough time to learn cooking,
Daddy’s princess turned a queen, you see.
The best of all? It was when I bled to give birth.
It seemed like aeons lying on the table, pushing harder by the minute.
But oh, her little cry still rings in my mind like a sweet jingle.
Every time it was worth the pain.
What about now, you wonder?
Now when I bleed, it isn’t blood that transpires.
It’s my emotions.
Emblazoned in bold on my wrinkled skin.
They shine at the brightest now,
after being concealed for so many years.
They are forgiving, I must say,
for I’ve let them out for my own selfish needs.
Yet they don’t complain.
I wish every human had this quality.
I wish I had this quality.
Such a pity it took me 80 years of life and
a month’s solitude to realize the value of forgiveness.
I hope, you’re smarter than I was; that you learn from my mistake;
that you be the superior one, and forgive your wrong-doer.
Dada ~ an elder brother
Ma ~ mother
©The Honest Fabler
©Cover Credits-Google Images
Heartfelt and beautiful. Thank you for sharing this with us.
Thank YOU!✌ :’)
Bravo! Encore!
P.S. I just nominated you for The Blogger Recognition Award! I’ve enjoyed reading your blog and just hope I’m doing this right. Check here for my post with the rules: https://wordpress.com/post/mestarks.wordpress.com/213.
Oh my! I was reading it right now, didn’t notice my name though. Thank you so much!✌ I’m sorry but I promise I’ll post soon.
This is amazing! Being a mother, it was very relatable to me. It took me back, it reminded me of the present, and it made me wonder what is ahead for me. I love it!
I’m glad you could relate! Thanks a lot!❣️
Good One.
Your writing is so powerful! Keep it up, I love reading your blogs. The importance is so real and is so meaningful.
Really nice! 🙂
Damn! I love your work. Keep it up!
Thanks a lot! I’ll surely try to keep it up ^-^
This is awesome… i love your writing style!
Forgiveness can be one of the hardest things, for sure. Nice poem!
I never did that before, it sounds fun though. I’ll surely love to try!
Do you own whatsapp?
Mail me, you can find it on the contact of my blogsite. 🙂
It’s great how u use various angles and perspectives in your writings! I’ve been writing all silly pieces and it’s been so long since something this rich popped into my mind..
It was a great read! ✌
I love to make use of the leisure of being able to be anything and everything I write! Thanks a lot, Chaos! I mailed you last month, guess you didn’t check it, yet 😛
I haven’t received a mail Ash.. could you pretty please remail it? simplesiteblogs@gmail.com
Ah I can’t find it, since I used the contact page. Try the update section in mails, maybe? Alright I’ll remail anyway!
Haven’t received a mail if you’ve sent one.. I got your email off your contact page and mailed you too but I guess you haven’t received that either!
Hahaha yep, I haven’t received. And I haven’t mailed you yesterday. I’ll mail you around the weekend!
I love your writing! And I love seeing it in my feed.
Wonderful as usual !! 🙂
This is so beautiful <3
Thank you :’)
My pleasure !!