Umasree Raghunath Poems

To my dad, with love- Dated 9 Jan 2013

Years pass by, silently into the serenity you left behind
Tears yet shed, for having lost a wonderful dad
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Years ahead of me
Yet I look back at the years gone
Just because they hold you
You, my love and life true
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Is it lust or love that I have on you
That I whine when you act new
Or is it something a change in you
As you say that you hate me too
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When it's beyond me, I look upon God
With tears in my eyes and pain in the heart
All I now need is no luxury in life
But a strength to provide good for my child
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I am always a social being
With friends hanging around
All ages, all races and all faces
I have lots of them to surround
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It's an inbuilt pride to be a woman
A world of our own besides every man
Passion being a woman of substance
With unending love and endearing instance
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You came in when I wanted you the most
But damn my decision to say no to you
You do not know how much I wanted you
But I could not share my love for you
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One step further in career
Yet I stay back with a tear
For this growth of mine
Will not be understood by my man
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It is a passionate father-daughter relationship
That made us have the best of friendship
You have been there to share my tear
And patted me to be brave and chase my fear
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Fate determines who comes into our lives.
The heart determines who stays...

Rate determines what comes best
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