Runaway Dad Poem by Jay P Narain

You ran away that moment,
I don't remember whether it was day or night,
You did not vanish in eternity to get the enlightenment of the soul,
You just ran away from me and your newborn soul.

For years we were lost In the world,
The footsteps at the door brought hope of your return,
No one was there to rock the baby to sleep with the lullaby,
No one cared to wipe the tears of desperation from my eyes.

The baby grew up without the love of the father,
I was dad and mom to him all his life,
He missed the fun and games and all the fatherly love,
I missed the love of my lover as you were lost.

My friends advice me to give some time to myself,
May be I should find a friend and lover,
May be I might find the joy of my life,
But how can I leave the joy of my life alone.

Sometimes the cruel realities overwhelm our souls,
The love I never got, I love to bestow on others,
The loneliness erupts in my soul every night,
In the form of dew tear drops in moonlit night,
But I always survived,
By seeing the happiness on face of my loving child.