Tuesday, January 21, 2014

GIRL-CHILD

Night.
She entered her bedroom.
Switched on the light and fan.
Walked toward her bed
and lay supine on it.
Her eyes first got fixated on the ceiling fan
speeding at its peak.
‘This speeding fan
is my mind itself’-
she whispered to herself.
Her eyes wandered
around the room.
Her eyes caught
the attention of
angelic girl-child on the wall.
She beamed a
smile at the angelic girl-child
who, too was casting
an innocent smile at her.
‘Once I was like
her. An angelic girl-child’ – she soliloquized.
‘Wish you were my
child’ – she was talking to the child.
The lurking mother in
her seemed delighted and tender emotions
conquered her.
The hot air of the speeding fan was unnerving.
She woke up from the bed
and walked toward
the window and threw it open.
Stars and moon cast
happy smiles at her.
The cool, warm breeze 
blowing from outside
was exhilarating to her.
Mom knocked at the door.
‘It is time to sleep.
Switch off the light’ – her mom spoke out
to her in a serious tone.
An obedient she came back
and switched off
the light and threw her into the bed.
The cool warm breeze
was still blowing
exciting it was.
The moon and stars
came beside  her
and like everyday
they were friendly towards her.
Cool, warm breeze
slices of moonlight 
entering thru the window
everything enchanted and enthralled her.
She could see 
the angelic girl child
sending her innocent smiles
thanks to the moonlight……  
she couldn’t take her eyes off from the child
until she fell into

a sound sleep…..   

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