Daughter Poem by Saroj Padhi

When the world around me
seems to crumble like a pack of cards,
agony seethes within to swell
in silence without finding release in words;
earth under my feet threatens to sink
and hopes drop like dead birds,
when mistrust pulls all heads down
and smokes of despair rise heavenwards;
when life becomes a futile journey
and in distress I drag my steps backwards;
it's your smile that lifts up my spirit
from the dung heap to the sky upwards,
erasing dots of dark shadows from the face
and stirring the stream of peace from inwards.
When unknown fears tread me down
crises crush me down
illnesses break me down,
and life is filled with irritation, hate or frown;
it's your love that keeps me going
in the midst of every other thing sadly falling down.