Reeling in oblivion, wrapped in confusion
I feast my eyes on my charming babe
.. But when was my second conception??
I let out a sigh, “Aww mebbe..”
Sifting past dense fogs of recall
striving to fathom events so opaque
A yawning void, a tall blind wall
the unknown, yet known in its make…!
Smiling, pearly white teeth shone
flinging out pudgy arms, he coos,
Stunned I caress the jet black crown
I muse, it’s happened before too!
I set for home, cuddling him close
like Terry my first, he weighs a ton!
And just like then, I rub his stubby nose…
shrieking with glee he breaks into a run…
Thoughts churn on…on how and when
his talk… I’d heard it all before
Hand in hand we walk …like then,
aah home, he’s tall, handsome n more…!
I shake off the tide of wonderment
..my lil’ man unlocking the door
I drink in the magical moment
so certain, it’s happened before..!
Oh, to explain to my darling Terry
through surging dilemma and utter chaos
the cryptic events of his new sibling
so undecided and speechless, I pause..
Resigned n lost, I pull out my cellphone
and dial him with a pounding heart
“Mama, a call” he digs out his phone
In the mounting haze….I see him depart
“Hello mama”… I gawk at the screen
That’s it….my one and only child..!
We’d strolled together in my dream….
through life’s yearnings so wild
Peace and elation flooding my side
“Mama?”… “My darling” I grope for words
Alighting from my déjà vu ride ..:)
I open my eyes….to the chirping birds…
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