forgive us

a life , so big then,

but so small now,

smaller than the 

vacuum of my fist,

but we could not 

hold you, 

please forgive us ,

we will preserve you 

till all the next lives,

please stay with us.

i write for the pyre,

for the ashes, for the 

weathered, for the dead,

but never about the 

force of the universe 

which overpowered 

our will to keep

you with us more

please forgive us.

what's gone is 

gone forever,

what's slipped 

out of the grip 

is slipped forever,

what's written in 

the manuscript 

of nature is 

written forever,

but why did gods and 

goddesses of life

need you to justify this

law of mortality ?

did we fail to pray

and conserve you 

or did they learn 

about your generosity 

way earlier than us?

please forgive us.

thanks for marrying 

our mother ,

thanks for the vows 

you made and paid 

off until you died, 

thanks for the roof

under which you 

built a homely world ,

thanks for the light,

the bread, the water,

the perfect smile ,

the reason that we're 

still writing your stories,

in case , they reach you

and search for the

way back to our home. 

forgive us 

but we're still

sitting at the doorsill.

- chetna 🌻