Enough
I am dead,
They say in the moment,
Just as you die,
Life flashes,
Glimpse after glimpse,
In front of you,
I am not dead,
I am seeing glimpses,
I am dying maybe.
Born a boy,
And not a girl,
In a chauvinist cesspool,
Mother, father,
Was I good enough?
Learned to talk,
Naughtily maybe,
Or maybe seriously,
But I did talk,
Before most kids,
Of my age,
Was I good enough?
Walked,
When others were crawling,
Ran,
When others were walking,
Sprint after sprint,
Was I good enough?
Well spoken now,
Respected my elders,
Respected my peers,
Revered my country,
Society, are you happy?
Or was I falling short?
Scores and marks,
Debates and quiz,
Cricket and football,
Running and dribbling,
Schools, teachers,
Was I good enough?
I poured out my love,
Cares for you more,
Than I ever thought possible,
You were happy,
I think, at least,
My wife, my love,
Was I good enough?
I taught you to talk,
To crawl,
To run,
To learn,
To play,
To cave,
To love,
To own,
My daughter,
Did I give enough?
Was I a good enough father?
Picked up a few habits,
As I grew older,
A little lonely now,
A little rude sometimes,
A little cranky possibly,
Society,
Kids around me,
Am I bad?
Or just enough?
Now I’m here,
Monitors beeping,
Breathe labored,
Hands a skeleton,
Devoid of energy,
Lacking strength,
A shadow of my former self,
Life, was I good enough?
World, was I enough?
Am I worth dying?
Or am I better off alive?
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