I Wish...I Could

Standard line, since History
And definitely Shaped my Story
I wish ... I could
And I wish I would...

I wish I Could
Hold your hand Dear Child
And tell you how much I do love you

And Trust You,

And still, be able to step back

And let you take
Your wobbly baby steps...
Your springy toddler steps...
Your cocky childhood steps
Your argumentative Teenage Steps
Your confident Youth Steps
Your assured Adulthood Steps
And have the courage to
Let you, take those steps
One by one, On your own
For you have a long way to go
And I can only go so far, and so much with you
I wish you have the courage
The fearlessness, the assurance
Of knowing that there is a parent
Right behind you
Who will watch, and not butt in
Till you really need me to.
Not Want, but need me ..


I wish I Could..
Tell you!!
I wish I could Tell you...
Dear Husband mine, To have patience,
With your child... and to let her be...
She is growing....as you did someday
And try to Understand...Not just her ...
But me....for what I want for her,
Is an Ability...to care, to bear, and ...
To be able to be....
As all us women would like to be...
An Individual..Not a Daughter,

Nor a Sister, Nor A Wife...
And finally, Not Just a Mother...But She...
And to have faith in your wife,
For she is not a superhuman,
As she tries to make out to be.


I Wish I Could
Tell you Dad,
That inspite of my being
Bossy and argumentative,
And Mad at you
Most of the times...
I did and do love you.
I know you knew,
but I wish I could tell you,
One more time.

I wish I could tell you
Mother Dear,
That I have grown
And am finally an adult...
But to you, I know,

I will always be...
The baby that I once was.
And you still see me...
As I was.
Even though I am now a wife
And a mother...
And I hope, Me.
And if at times I don't listen
Is not because I do not wish to
But because I cannot .
For your vision,
Can not be mine...
Forever.
I know, that I am you,
More ways than one...
But Ma, at times, just let me be. :)

I wish I could tell you ,
Dear Friend of Mine,
That you mean a lot to me,
But , even if I wish, I couldn't
For it is too difficult, to open out...
And speak from my heart again.
Years of wear and tear
Have taken their toll, and
Ennui has set in...

We may go different ways,

For we have chosen differently.
But thank You Dear Friend,
For being there...
And in small deeds, showing
That you do care.
Thank You for Understanding
Thank you for looking beyond my looks
And trying to see the person I am...
And also hope to be.
And thank you for Believing
In me.

But ...I don't

I wish I could

I wish I would.