Blinking at the bright light, I thought
“I’m all set for a long trip! I must!
Through many unfamiliar routs”
“I might have done it before! But
I lost my past at my last horizon
Which I left by accepting a covenant
Of oblivion, before reaching this zone”
Ending my musings, I gazed forward
To find two pairs of cool eyes looking into mine
From two masked persons with Steel blades
Bleeding in their hands! What a bad reception? !
Shocked, I remained in timid quietude
Then came an unexpected knock on my back
Someone has started hitting me, first with some heed
Then started speeding up, with sounds like
Thud, thud, thud, thud, thud, thud
I wanted to say, “Hey! Stop it! You freak!
My mumbled lips produced no sound
The hitting continued; with brisk strokes
This time on my belly as well
I felt vulnerable and weak
I wanted to weep; get out of this hell
I tried once again; this time with a crack
With full force I expelled, a shrilling yell
Now the hitting’ as slowed down to a somewhat
Systematic patting; to a more measured rhythm
Heartened; I shrieked again; with full throat
Louder and louder, hysterical, up to the acme
The hitting did cease, all abrupt
After a minute of silence I heard
My captors shouting with delight
“The baby has cried! The baby has cried! !
Wow it's very expressive in many different ways beautifully worded
surreal experience...a peek into the mind of the just-born!
very nice and original idea relayed in this poem. thanks for sharing.
The start of the journey of life.....a very original write...not many of us have ever thought of our birth process..
You offer a side of life that we don't often think about. Luckily we do not remember how we first came into the world. Excellent insight, Sathya! A '10! ' Warm Wishes, Marilyn
what a wonderful poem sir.....a born child forced away from the safety of its mother's womb to the world that's mean...10
seemingly simple but obscures a very deep meaning in the way that we humans rejoice in the painful helpless cry of a child who hs been ripped off the security of its mothers womb and enters the cruel steely world of cold emotionless eyes--butiful potrayal -full 10+++++++++++++
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
an inspiring and has a deep meaning to it.. very outstanding