The Hand that Rocks
Dr. Nunglekpam Premi Devi *
"Ting-Ting Chaoro, Ting-Ting Chaoro"
"Numitna wanglingei wanghouro"
"Epana leiringei wagnu, Emana leiringei kignu"
Patted, stretching his hands onto his back;
Carrying him with those "nawong-phi"
So flattered and so dried up heavy;
"His" Manners damn odd, bewildering now and again;
Alash! His mother's still returning home;
Mockering himself, I ain't man? I ain't doing this?
He ain't my child? Where the hell are you?
Come back soon;Shouting and yelling; calling and crying;
Beating and slapping; frustrating and fusing;
Make me heaven! Maketh him cool down!
Make him stop; maketh me awesome;
Shaking his hands nervously, patted and be patted.
Thought of a worldly pleasure, conquering all;
Imagining it all drawn up, where to where;"
Humm hummm, Humm and humm"
Shaking and Rocking; jiggling and shaking
"Walking now and again, his hands folding patted;
No beds so tidy; No pillows so labeled;
His steps onto shits; no ideas so useful;
Shouting and crying;
Beating and patting;
Stop! You mother a bitch, no love a concern;
Throwing and picking; murmering and angrying;
He blames all;
He insults to 'her' with no security;
Rocking and patting; 'humm humm and hummm'.
All to blame, all to responsibility his father a mismanager;
" Kari pammi echadi"? No mobile phone a toy;
No sweets a candy;
No plastic pistol so Lovely;
No plastic cars a Maneuver;
No flowers so scented;
Feeling ain't that hungry, no milk to full empty stomach;
Come on baby; come on boy;
Shaking and rocking; his 'nawong- phi ' so dried up;
He behold onto 'his' back so scratchy;
Ah! His pissing so heavy wet, cold;
His hands so dirty full, father with no option;
Down he lay, let lose 'you go' run and away;
Misery that brings, no threads link bounded;
Letting go emptied those 'hands that rocks'.
* Poem written by Dr. Nunglekpam Premi Devi for Imphal Times
The writer is an Independent Scholar
This poem was webcasted on November 04 2019.
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