Looking at the sky above me,
I wonder how calm and serene,
The little stars twinkling,
One after the other they were blinking.
Things weren’t same,
Years ago when I was a kid.
I was adamant for every little thing,
And often got finger patterns printed,
Well, my first tattoo of no permanence,
In red, from my mother on my arm and on my back.
Pain wasn’t permanent,
Years ago when I was a kid.
With my lower lip rolled down and a teary eye,
I would wait for the doorbell to ring twice,
That says my dad is at the door step,
Alert legs buckle up quickly to jump on his lap.
The wait wasn’t longer,
Years ago when I was a kid.
No chocolates and no scolding to mommy,
Even before another tear drops he picks me up,
And I’m there on his lap like a princess,
With a smile and lot of kisses.
Wounds weren’t deep,
Years ago when I was a kid.
Broken words flowed swiftly,
My mouth busy fluttering,
To narrate that happened,
To get mommy into trouble.
Listening wasn’t hard,
Years ago when I was a kid.
Little by little he understood me,
He took me to angry mommy,
And asked me to hug her,
Then I witnessed the first magic, her smile.
Happiness wasn’t far,
Years ago when I was a kid.
There weren’t too many thoughts,
Mind was free of all chaos,
I started running around like nothing happened,
I was happy again in no second.
I wasn’t what I’m today,
Years ago when I was a kid.