~ However ~ Poem by Aparna Chatterjee

However
Much I
Want to
Know if
They are
Okay,
I dare not
Ask her
About
Any of
Them

She'll ask
Me to call
All of them
And I'll feel
Awkward
Talking to
Them, as
Being an
Informal
Woman,
I don't like
Parroting
Formalities
And those
Never-ending
Series of
Courtesies &
Pleasantries....

Hence,
I would
Rather
Keep
Quiet
And
Wait
For her
To share
Any news
About them
For they are
My relatives
And I do care
About them.

The way
I'm free
With my
Family,
I wish
I could be
With all of
Them.