Away From Home Poem by Ashish Ram

A flood of memories rise in my head
As i sit back
Pulling myself away from the computer chair
Glancing out from my cubicle thru the window
I see a man with his son
They are together and having so much fun
Memories of my dad come rushing in
As he chased me thru the gardens
And bribed me on my way to school
Thru chocolates, icecreams and an evening in the club pool
Everything seems so fresh.......every part
As if they were all archived in my heart
I can feel my body burning in this heat
Wish i could end it all
The same way when i press CTRL+ALT+DELETE
Suddenly! the office clock strikes 'six'
'Time to leave' says a friend....'Got my dad's car to fix'
I am so tired of this loneliness
Just for the sake of earning my daily bread
My feet take me some place
Cut n pasted from the office to the holy space
Sitting on the steps
I stare at the temple dome
Its been a year DAD....i hvnt been home.