Mother Poem by Phurpa Wangdi

i still remember the night
the nights of all the nights
lightning illuminated the sky
thunders roared the sky
and a heavy downpour started.

with a half closed eye
dim figure of my mother i could see
she woke up and moved outside
a flash of lightning
and a splash!

i knew something was wrong
i burst open the door
amid a pool of blood
so still she lay on the ground
her body seemed lifeless.

a moment ago she was fine
a moment later she wasn't
an hour of prayers
an hour of treatment
yet she suddenly lost her breath.

i forgot how to laugh
life of mine
to a suffocating hell, it turned
hopes went evaporating
great was the price i had to pay.

jotting down the feelings
unable to hold
tears do fall
torture i have to bear
yet there is no one to care.