The Home-leaving!

Blame not your mother;

Blame not your father;

Blame their old age, brother;

Things will be fine, other!

Parents sometimes blunder!

When love in excess flows,

Directionless, it goes;

Some hatred too, it shows,

When it exceeds the dose!

The wheel of fortune turns;

Till then, some anger burns;

Life, sorrow and love, churns,

Until lessons, man learns!

“Mother, must I have to leave our home today? ”

“Father, do I have to quit our place this way? ”

“Brother, don’t you have anything to say? ”

“Sister, won’t you intercede for me this day? ”

“God, help me to take the right decision, I pray! ”

But things have gone beyond a certain point;

Perhaps, I ought to leave this family-joint;

My heart still tells me to ignore and stay;

“Yet, I must go! ” Will not someone say, ‘nay?

’I stayed for years with parents, since my wedding-day;

‘But I must go! ’ only my parents say;

My sorrowing heart cannot remain still gay;

The ones who brought me forth, I must obey!

My parents slogged all life for children’s sake;

Their love for me can never be a fake;

Their debt of up-bringing and love, I take;

Them to realize their mistake, Please God make.

May be, this is a blessing in disguise;

May be, God wants to make me pretty wise;

May be, God tests me whether I am nice;

May be I must work hard and avoid vice.

Yet, time and tide are not in my favor;

Fate has played a cruel trick, quite clever;

This state of things cannot remain forever;

The love of kith and kin, none can sever!

I leave this lovely home with a heavy heart!

Whatever happened, I didn’t wish to part;

Misunderstandings cropped up from the start;

The truth will prevail after I depart!

I leave our home with a heavy heart.

Copyright by Dr John Celes 6-10-2006