Maa Poem by Aayushi Sinha

Nine months inside you,
Six months clinging upon you,
Twelve months closest to you.
Few months behind you,
Scared and shy enough to face the world.
And then, as time flew away,
I walked beside you, carefree enough that I'm safe 'cz you're holding my hands.
Some days, ahead of you thinking I'm smarter and mum is slow.
Some inches taller than you but still too young and too childish to be you.
Some weeks within you, crying n pouring my heart out lying on your lap.
Some days without you when it felt as if the clock was ticking too slow.
And now, I'm away from you
Missing you like hell
There's no one I can tell how hard life hits
There's no one next to whom I can freely sit and share my life's shit.
I just wish to be someone as strong, bold, real, pretty, funny, fantastic as you.
Some nights around you hugging you tight
I'm sorry for those unwanted little fights
I was stupid enough to think I was right.
And now when you're out of sight,
I miss those nights as well as fights.
At times, you've been my clown helping me laugh my gut out
When our joys knew no bound.
The world taught me life was tough,
But then you taught me how to be the toughest.
The lessons you gave,
I'll carry it to the grave.
Needless to say how much I love you.
Longing to see you and hug you.
Nine months inside you..
And a lifetime outside YOU