Tuesday, October 23, 2007

ode to the paternal philia

In the courtroom of god,was a mistake done
intentional or unintentional noone knows not
the sentence pronounced is same to all and one
the one unpronounced,pertains to the lesser sinned
Serpent or she,the actual sinned or to be blamed
this question now ,is defamed
for a long run now the cost he bears
the cost of ones love going unnoticed
for the simplest reason, power of speech he lacks
She is the metaphor of love and care
while he,in affection, has no flair
for when you fall as a tiny tot
remembrance lasts ,of her soft hands that lifted you up
but there seems to lack memories of the little smile he gave,
that hurt you hard in the heart,not to inflict pain
only so that the next time you fall,you get up on your own and be brave.
In your pains, tears she shed,the soothing words that she said
rings in your ears all these years ,and long for it ,though old and grown
In your pain he sheds no tear,shrugs and says, so you arent even near
the goals and dreams that you aim, you need to be hard ,you need to believe
But in his heart deep within, the tear he sheds the world denies to see.
Its great no doubt her love unscathed purer than the purest ever
But greater is the love he has,not connected by any cord
her love when blinds her from reason
his criticism and rational,though sounds like treason
Its momentous and shapes you to be real You.


I have learnt a lot from my father. mother's affection is no doubt great but i have always felt that noone realizes and acknowledges a father's affection as much.So i decided to put this up.

5 comments:

Saba said...

Well chosen topic. I have a similar topic in mind, a bit biased. But i felt the blog depicted a father as an unfortunate person. He isn't actually. He shouldn't be much affected by what the world says about is affection for his child. Love is after all a bliss and he has it in him.

Aarthi Sridharan said...

very nice poem :) well, i agree with you to an extent, but this topic is very subjective. In my case, i cant really differentiate the love that my mom and my dad have for me... ofcourse they have their own ways of expressing it.. and i love them both ...Anyways, just wondering.. mother's love is something which cannot be challenged by any other relationships.. she doesnt expect anything in return and gives everything so willingly ...that is something gr8..

aarthi.

Vigneshwar Ramakrishnan said...

"his criticism and rational,though sounds like treason
Its momentous and shapes you to be real You."

hmm....very true indeed. We do need such 'support' to face this world! :-)

mangala said...

my mother always said u always loved ur father more...anyway i feel happy that u have understood ...but dad after reading said half the role u mentioned were mine and mine only especially criticism :)

Aham Asmi said...

very touching... something that is not easily put in words, but you have done it in a flow that seems effortless.