Thursday, May 7, 2009

LABOUR PAIN



“Push.....Push....Yes...Yes...Push it harder.”
“Is it out??”
“No. Sigh!!!”
“Give it another try. You will soon see a new face.”
And my final ordeal began. The empyrean excitement to hold for the first time, a life which I could say is OURS, filled me with a tremendous flow of fluid to make it even easier for me. I could feel the uncontrolable urge to push it out as fast as possible. All women out there would understand. I could fancy a happy complete family of mine. I just needed to push it a little harder. It was choking me heavily to death, but still I was ready to take all fear & pain for the sweet dream I saw. I was scared to hurt the new one while I clambered. Each time I tried to push, it came out to the tip of my tongue.... but, again slickly slipped back all the way deep into my heart as I drank away my saliva to slacken my strained nerves.
“Could you let it out this time?”
“No. I couldn’t”.
"But what went wrong this time???"
My words tried to come out kicking back at my heart with all force. But I could not speak out a single word. With a bated breath, I kept struggling to say. They kept encouraging me. But my fear to face something unacceptable held me back... What if I give birth to a dead child??? And what if the child is derelicted by this cruel world??? I knew...the longer I held it back, the remote became my chances to feel the first touch of a new RELATIONSHIP. I left it to time & fate knowing that it would be even painful for me to helplessly witness my apprehensions come true than to keep struggling with my words forever inside. I am still going through LABOUR PAIN.


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8 comments:

  1. nicely written...Apprehensions do indeed hold us back whenever we think of taking the next step forward.....
    But then you can't shun your legs fearing that they'll take you on the wrong path...
    Keep posting

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  2. very nice.......actually you are representing some crucial and important moments of life so nicely which are very significant and we are facing it in our life. But nobody is thinking about thse moments so deeply. thanks to you for keeping me in touch with these moments of life. good job...........keep writing

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  3. nice presentation of a woman's pain...n relating it wd our probs......... good ..keep it up

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  4. Hey great work dear...!!! havnt tht u cud think soo deeply...really flng gr88 havng such a talented frnd like u ... my good wishes r always with u....
    GOD BLESS !!!
    Abhijeet (Papa)

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  5. hmm.. i hope the character gets to feel her baby..nicely drawn.. :)
    indu

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  6. Analogies can be drawn to make some sense to one who doesnt comprehend, but seldom one finds that they are painted. NIce work.....

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  7. Your composition has once again left me in a speechless condition,i wanna say evrythng dat is cuking in my brain but dont know how 2 map it here,nyways ur composition s usual became successful in touching da core of my heart,keep it uppppp ngel,m desperately waiting 4 ur next inked thought encapsulated in fort of emotions........

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  8. Beautifully written. Was lost for sometime in ur vivid description of the mixture of emotions a woman experiences at tyms lyk dis- hope, fear, courage, confidence. Loved it.

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