Monologue Of A Women At Old Age Home Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AAABBCCDEFGGGHHIIFFF B BJKLLMNNAOPQBRSTLLLU BSVWNLXYLLLLGGLLZBA2 B2BC2GGD2D2FEE2F2BBG 2AE2H2F2FEF2D2D2D2D2 GGGD2D2I2I2J2K2D2D2F B2XL2XYFFFFF2EFBBEF| As I rummage through the pages of my life | A |
| I remember my married life | A |
| The hustle bustle the joys and the strife | A |
| There was no time for rest and relaxation | B |
| I was mother of children | B |
| Taking care of their studies | C |
| Along with household duties | C |
| We were poor | D |
| Only one room was there | E |
| We still manage beautifully together | F |
| It was not easy | G |
| I had to toil daily | G |
| To ensure all were happy | G |
| There were five marriages in all | H |
| We managed it after all | H |
| I had to work harder at those times | I |
| Spend many sleepless night at times | I |
| My children became doctor lawyer teacher engineer manager | F |
| They moved to a house that was bigger | F |
| Life got busier | F |
| I had to take care of my grandchildren | B |
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| Now I am bedridden | B |
| They have put me in old age home | J |
| They said you will be comfortable here mom | K |
| I do nothing | L |
| Maid takes care of everything | L |
| I merely sit and think | M |
| Why I sacrificed my youth and savings | N |
| On these selfish beings | N |
| I wish I had enjoyed life | A |
| Instead of serving them day and night | O |
| This is what I get in return | P |
| For all that I did for them | Q |
| Life without gratitude and compassion | B |
| They treated me like a piece of wood | R |
| Chucked me out when I was of no use | S |
| It is very painful | T |
| I have everything | L |
| But life is so boring | L |
| Bare walls are killing | L |
| The room is bigger than my original house | U |
| But without hustle bustle children | B |
| Size is of no use | S |
| I don't want material comforts | V |
| I want love and joyful faces | W |
| I search around for people with feelings | N |
| I long to hear I care for your well being | L |
| Children rarely come to visit | X |
| That is very bad indeed | Y |
| I cannot do anything | L |
| For I have nothing | L |
| I spent everything | L |
| For my children s wellbeing | L |
| Even the bare walls laugh at me | G |
| For all my stupidity | G |
| They seem to say you should have kept something | L |
| For future old age living | L |
| You shouldn't have had so much expectations | Z |
| from your own children | B |
| The world is full of selfish creatures | A2 |
| Is it not eternally clear | B2 |
| Here i a long to talk to someone | B |
| He need not be my own | C2 |
| The maid does her duty | G |
| She has no love for me | G |
| She finishes fast and goes away | D2 |
| I wish at least she would stay | D2 |
| I merely sit and wonder | F |
| What my children would be doing there | E |
| I wish they would come | E2 |
| And take me away from here | F2 |
| Life of love and compassion | B |
| Different festivals in different season | B |
| I live them in my mind | G2 |
| I can no longer see them in life | A |
| Daily I wait for a phone call to come | E2 |
| Nothing comes no one has time | H2 |
| I always thought when I die here | F2 |
| I have four sons to lit my funeral pyre | F |
| But now that confidence is no longer there | E |
| They don't even visit me here | F2 |
| Not even a phone call to say | D2 |
| Dear mom happy birthday | D2 |
| You did much beyond what words can say | D2 |
| I am sorry I just couldn't repay | D2 |
| That would have comforted me | G |
| I would have been somewhat happy | G |
| At least they feel for me | G |
| I wish God would take me away | D2 |
| I pray for it everyday | D2 |
| But it seems he too is merciless | I2 |
| He too doesn t care for my sadness | I2 |
| Although I did so much | J2 |
| I am waiting here for an inglorious death | K2 |
| One girl comes everyday | D2 |
| For minutes she does stay | D2 |
| I see the world through her | F |
| To me she is dear | B2 |
| Sometimes she buys my favourite chocolate | X |
| Some fruits or biscuits | L2 |
| I really look forward to her visit | X |
| The World is not bad indeed | Y |
| She is my unborn daughter | F |
| I wish all the world for her | F |
| I pray to God to bless her | F |
| I wish there would be many more like her | F |
| Who have time for old people here | F2 |
| When I die I know my family would not be there | E |
| Now I have ended all my desire | F |
| I chant gods name and wish such a situation | B |
| Would never befall on my children | B |
| Yes about them I still care | E |
| I am after all their mother | F |
Gopal Krishnan
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Gopal Krishnan: A heart touching poem which recaptures the thoughts of a old women at elders home.
Though long, it will touch a cord in your heart. Read full. Its worth it.
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