My Name
My Name
When I was in the womb of my mother
I heard their loving conversation
Finding each other in me
The other elders of the family
In ever remembrance of the family
They wanted to keep their ancestor's names
To full fill their oaths, to keep God’s name first
For easy delivery, likewise, they started
Knitting the cap of my name
Before I could be born
When I came into this world
The Doctors and nurses said
A three-pound baby
Later in the family, they started
Identifying me in their beloved one's name
If one says she resembles her father
Another says no! No! She is like my daughter
At last, the argument came to an end
When the astrologer kept the name
And witnessed it as per astrology
Thus put a full stop to their views for my name
Yet the naming process proceeded as I grew
Much against to my wishes, according to their wishes
The successor to my name was born.
At times it was short and sweet, long and tongue-twisting
Many times it was dotted also. Amidst this, the real
A name lost its identity, It started rolling like a roller
A pet to my granny, a love to mom
A tomboy cum beloved daughter to dad
Brothers, daughters, sister’s daughter
I became first second third property partition cousin
Co-sister surrendered, quarrelsome daughter -in -law
Also became a troublesome sister-in-law
In the friends circle skinny bonny fatty ostrich
Hey, da bye da. Rosy sweety beauty naughty
Such nicknames were necked to my collar
If a chat anything they called me a chatterbox
I don’t speak they called me a proud peacock
The name recorded in the record is the only witness
To my identity, but I can't remember it easily
It confuses, skips give way for a laughing stock
Such is the nickname, which dominates my real name
Tickles me always
At the time of marriage, my real name was followed by
My family name continued with that of my husband
At times referred to my name in some other name
After sweating a lot. Got cleared my name
Re recognized recalled resembled some actors, models
And in reference to context went to shine
In some big personalities names, but realized it is only
A shade is not real.
So, tired of this identification started
Stepping my name, signed in such a way
No one can read and identify it
Which was hidden in email and passwords,
SMS messed in WhatsApp as yes(S) Madam, yes (S)sir
In such a short form of identity, my name
Once again created confusion for others.