If I Were Invisible (Family)

If I were invisible

I would have gone

to school of my daughter

to see how notoriously she is mixing with her little friends.

I would have seen how

with her fragile yet so sweet voice,

she is singing the rhymes.

I would have saved her invisibly

if she would fall while

sprinting with her small legs

And I would have seen

how she is guzzling her food from the tiffin box prepared by my lovely wife.

Yes, if I were invisible,

I would have gone home to run with my son, the toddler,

guarding him so that he would not fall.

I would have loved him in my invisible arms though he wouldn’t understand. Seeing his all childish act,

tears would have trickled from my eyes out of happiness.

Yes, if I were invisible,

I would have disappeared from my place of work,

I would have taken rest on the same bed with my wife,

I would have done something to make her realize that I am her hubby

who has gone to distant land for earnings.

I would have held her while she was asleep,

close to my bosom,

telling her tired, closed eyes

And inactive lips,

how much I miss them,

how much I love them,

And to what extent I am incomplete without her.

On my return, I would have kissed her lips with my invisible lips

promising that I would come soon to meet her.