Wish You Come Back

Sitting there on a cliff I gaze at the fog,

Shielding the ridges from the beams

Just as I thought my mommy would have,

Hugging and protecting all of me

Singing, dancing and painting with me,

Just like all the other mommies

Profoundly thinking of my mommy,

A vague voice disturbs the nature’s peace 

Turning back I find no one but smog,

Leaving me paled

The voice becomes sharper and clearer,

With every second gained

Unaware I find myself lying on my bed,

Feeling someone stroking my hair

Gently I open my eyes responding to the voice,

I see a lady making me scared

I yank her hand off my hair from the shock,

And ask her who she is but she says nothing

I purse my lips as she hushes me,

And says, “I am here to say something”

Dropping my fright I pull all my attention to her,

And observe that my face resembles hers

Clearing her throat as she begins to continue,

I hear a husky voice and everything blurs

The huskiness becomes thicker fading away her voice,

Awakening me from the dream I had

Having turmoil in my mind I look at my dad,

Standing there looking all mad

Still sunk in the thoughts of the lady,

I only see words of my daddy floating in the air

I interrupt him asking about my mommy,

He takes a gulp of air and runs hands through his hair

Never had he told me anything about her,

And never had I seen her all my life

My dad starts recounting looks of her,

Surprising me as he never portrayed his wife

A shiver runs through my body,

Knowing that the lady was my mommy

But why only after so long she appeared to me,

I wanted to know more as it was still hazy

He says they parted when I came into life,

Not letting me learn what made them decide

Not be able to ignore the dream,

I reluctantly ask him to take me to her

Saying ‘no’ to my request he starts to walk away,

Holding his hand I say, “I miss her, daddy”

A ringing sound interrupts as I continue to say,

He hurries up to pick up the phone leaving me

Coming back he looks perturbed giving me chills,

And pulling me off the bed straight to the car

We reach a house sitting alone on the hills,

I see the same cliff not so far

I climb out of the car all bemused,

And wondering about mommy

Keeper of the house led us through the house,

And I take tiny steps holding the hand of my daddy

Entering the room I feel my heart beating,

Seeing the same lady lying pale on a bed

I move near to her with my eyes tearing,

I stroke her hair just the way she did

My eyes catch daddy standing beside me,

Carrying a diary with soaked eyes

Taking the book I turn to the bookmarked page,

That was slightly damp from daddy’s tears

The smeared words read,

“Don’t hate me my little girl when I die

I’m leaving you with the better mom – your dad

And came to tell I love you, and this isn’t a lie”

My daddy says she is in a deep sleep baby,

While I hold her hand hoping her to rise

That night I slept on my bed eagerly,

Wishing she would visit me again maybe.