Do you remember a day like this?
You sat at the bench outside our home,
under the shadows of trees,
asked me only a glass of water,
no sigh over tiring days at work,
Innocent I was,
overlooking it was your life sacrificed,
for our happiness.
Do you remember a day like this?
You fetched me from boarding school,
hours of waiting,
my apology for always being late,
my apology too,
late saying; you mean everything.
Do you remember a day like this?
The day of result announcement,
you proudly stood beside me,
"You will have a better life than mine", said you
innocent I was, to realise,
your future you thought the least.
And,
Do you remember a day like this?
I went home,
everyone was there,
you were there too,
but you spoke not a word.
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