Today, I was listening to my favourite music,
And, was walking in my balcony,
I saw an old man carrying a bag,
Walking bare feet with the help of a stick,
And holding a wall clock in one hand.
It's a sunny day, and was very hot,
I noticed he was not asking anything, from anybody,
I removed my head phones,
Went inside, grabbed some change from my wallet,
Wore my slippers and came out,
By the time, I came out,
He almost crossed our lane,
I ran towards him,
I said "thatha" (means grandfather in Telugu),
He stopped and looked back,
I asked "where are you going?",
He said nothing.
I told him "we dint cook anything yet",
And, I gave him the money, that I carried,
He smiled and took it,
I asked him "why are you carrying this clock?"
He said "one man gave me to put a cell in it, he said it will work"
I was shocked at his innocence,
And was wondering about that man,
What will a hungry stomach and bare feet will do with a wall clock on a summer afternoon?!
I looked at his feet,
Then at my slippers,
I asked him,
Will my slippers fit your feet?
He said "if you give, I will take it for my wife",
I gave my slippers to him,
He put them carefully into his bag,
Said " God bless you".
And walked away with a smile on his face,
I turned and walked towards my home bare feet.
It was very hot,
Still my feet dint feel the heat nor the stones on the road,
I came inside my room and sat there and sobbed for some time.
I have no idea, why I cried.
I always missed my grandparents,
I never had a chance to spend time with them,
My maternal and paternal grandparents died, when I was months old,
So I don't even remember the time, I had spent with them.
I stare at their photos now and then,
And think, why you had to leave so early?
May be that's the reason why I sobbed after I came back to my room today.
"I miss my grand parents".
Yes, I have been, and will, all my life, I guess.
And, was walking in my balcony,
I saw an old man carrying a bag,
Walking bare feet with the help of a stick,
And holding a wall clock in one hand.
It's a sunny day, and was very hot,
I noticed he was not asking anything, from anybody,
I removed my head phones,
Went inside, grabbed some change from my wallet,
Wore my slippers and came out,
By the time, I came out,
He almost crossed our lane,
I ran towards him,
I said "thatha" (means grandfather in Telugu),
He stopped and looked back,
I asked "where are you going?",
He said nothing.
I told him "we dint cook anything yet",
And, I gave him the money, that I carried,
He smiled and took it,
I asked him "why are you carrying this clock?"
He said "one man gave me to put a cell in it, he said it will work"
I was shocked at his innocence,
And was wondering about that man,
What will a hungry stomach and bare feet will do with a wall clock on a summer afternoon?!
I looked at his feet,
Then at my slippers,
I asked him,
Will my slippers fit your feet?
He said "if you give, I will take it for my wife",
I gave my slippers to him,
He put them carefully into his bag,
Said " God bless you".
And walked away with a smile on his face,
I turned and walked towards my home bare feet.
It was very hot,
Still my feet dint feel the heat nor the stones on the road,
I came inside my room and sat there and sobbed for some time.
I have no idea, why I cried.
I always missed my grandparents,
I never had a chance to spend time with them,
My maternal and paternal grandparents died, when I was months old,
So I don't even remember the time, I had spent with them.
I stare at their photos now and then,
And think, why you had to leave so early?
May be that's the reason why I sobbed after I came back to my room today.
"I miss my grand parents".
Yes, I have been, and will, all my life, I guess.
