For You Dear Papa
(Death Anniversary, 25th. Jan.)
Stealthily he grew old
Everyone does
But
He was … our papa
Always going in and out
Always working
Always a guide
When did he grow old?
When did time fly off?
And… one day
He lay shattered
Unable to walk
Unable to hold himself
Unable to sit
He… always so independent
Could no longer do anything
He resented it and … yet
No one realized he was wasting away
He showed no signs… of going away
Our papa
No, no it could not be!
Had he really grown …so…so old
No! It could not be
No one felt… he would leave
If…if only the fact could be accepted
And… it must
But when you lose someone dear
The vacuum remains
We lost our papa
We must accept
We must accept
We must
~Shobha Diwakar
Jabalpur, India
Indian Periodical
Indian Periodical
A very touching poem. It’s true losing a loved one really tears you apart. Though we are aware that it’s the law of Nature but our heart refuses to accept it.
Sharing the grief with you!
The loss of someone so special and who’s so intimate and having that role of the father, is something one cannot easily come to terms with!
It will be in our memory, incapable of being erased out, so long as we continue to exist in this world!
thank you ASB and OKRSji for your comforting words
as we grow older each day the pain of parting seems to ease but it remains deep seated and really never erases itself.
Our father was a real HERO
May his soul rest in peace
Beautiful tribute to papa. Losing a dearest one is very hard to accept and the pain never goes away. he was a very loving father and we will always miss him.