Shashi Gupta

As a child when I fell
Scraped my knee or an elbow
My cries and tears brought
My mother
Who kissed the tears and pain away.
In my teens when I got hurt
My heart bled and my ego bruised
I cried with my friends and
My mother was the last to know.
As a young woman I fell in love
The world saw a bud unfurl it's petals
Dancing to a tune
That only my heart heard
I was on top of the world.
But then my heart broke and
With tiny pieces around me
Alone and shattered
I searched for the shoulder I knew
Was the only one I knew was strong
To bear my pain with me
And lead me onto a new path.
But my mother was gone
And I was alone...
Finally I knew that real pain
Could only be dealt with
Good, beautiful memories
That live in the heart forever.