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Palden Lhamo

Tragedy Drama

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Palden Lhamo

Tragedy Drama

A Rakhi For My Brother

A Rakhi For My Brother

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It’s you who’s late again like every other day,

Making me wait till late noon with that thread in my hand.

Remember Bhai, when I asked you to be home,

That very day, when I requested you to listen,

Yes!! That same old promise that you couldn’t keep,

That very same sorry face you made, I miss them.


"There you are with that smile where my world lives,

I, with a dream and a wish, make a knot of the bond.

Promise me you will always be there when I need you,

Promise me you will never leave without a word of bye".


Ahh!!! Those old laughing and crying days with you

Those unsettled quarrels with fighting and loving at once.

Dear brother of my life,

There’s still some problem to fix and riddles to settle.

Aren’t you going to keep your words and come home?

Was I so mean to you by then that you still have a grudge?


Don’t you miss your lollipop anymore now??

As far as I remember everything was butter smooth.

Even if we fight a thousand times you were there with me.

But then all of a sudden why this day had to come?

Where you decided to leave me alone and went that far?

You said you have bigger responsibilities than this,

That you are going to protect our mother (nation).


Huhh!! How could you expect me to understand?

How the foolish girl would know you are at the border?

Your poor little sister never knew how hard you lived.

The blood you dropped, the tears you shed,

The sweat you dried, I never knew about that.

I am sorry for cursing you all these years,

Forgive me again you know how naive I am.


Though you never told me that you missed me,

But I know you always did deep inside your heart.

Because there’s no one to call you “MOTU”,

Because you were never one.

I miss you sometimes under that misty moonlight,

I miss you sometimes when past brushes my present.


Today on this Rakshabandhan day,

I had no one beside me again.

And the Rakhi in my hand is still waiting for you.

No!!... need not worry, I am not desperate to see you,

Because I am still angry with you, (*heart: I really wish to see you.*)

You promised me not to leave without a word,

But you never keep your promises.

Neither you said any Hi! nor any Bye!

So silent and quiet for years.


Today, as I lay on this deathbed [in emergency room],

I still dream of those glorious days with you.

Since my end is near, I will not complain anymore.

You may not see my smile but I will watch you,

I will watch you talking to me and crying over me.


One thing I never told you, I always missed you.

I always cried silently for my mistakes and foolishness.

Because the brother I had was the best of the best.

Therefore,..... when you will open my drawer,

You will find all those 13 rakhis for those 13 years.

Happy Rakshabandhan to the brother I love the most.


From you lollipop  


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