The Enemy.

by Venkatesh - Aquarius

Standing  here  in  the  Paediatric  ward , 
Peering  through  the  double  glaze  window , 
My  attention  focused  on  the  cute  tiny  babies , 
In  their  comfortable  cradles , 
Sleeping  in  such  peaceful  harmony , 

God  has  given  them  a  gift , 
The  gift  of  life , 
But  with  this  gift  comes  an  enemy , 
An  enemy  that  we  cannot  defeat , 
Look  at  what  this  enemy  has  done  to  us ? ,

We  too  were  once  babies , 
As  cute  as  the  babies , 
That  so  lie  in  their  cradles  presently , 
We  used  to  talk  the  so  now , 
Unspeakable  baby  rheoteric , 
Screaming ,crying , playing  as  babies  do ,
Look  at  what  this  enemy  has  done  to  us ? , 

We  grew  from  babies  to  adults , 
Undergoing  a  complete metamorphosis , 
In  which  the  days,months,
And  years  of  our  lives , 
Passed  by  like  a  speeding  bullet , 

We  awoke  to  each  sunrise ,
Little  did  we  realise , 
That  it  was  to  our  own  demise , 
Little  were  we  aware , 

Of  how  each  second  of  every  minute , 
And  how  each  minute  of  every  hour , 
Had  changed  us  all , 
So  is  there  anything  at  all , 
That  can  defeat  this  Enemy ?

Reason for writing:

    I  was  thinking  about  how  my  childhood  was  spent . I  realised  that  went  by  very  fast  and  i  did  not  even  remmember  much  of  it .Except  for  the  fact  that  i  used  to  bite  strangers  when  i  was  young, lol ! But just  thinking  as  well  about  the  progression  of  my  grandfather's  age  as  i  am  attached  to  him  much . How  when  he  was  not  that  old  and  when  i  was  very  young and  the  change  which  took  place .    

Birth sign: Aquarius
Date created: 2000-07-23 18:27:56
Last updated: 2021-03-03 14:42:31
Poem ID: 56987

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