Barely There

On a snow clad mountain far far away
Cool breeze froze everything where
A little white polar bear with a lovely fur
Lived with its mommy there

    Together they would play
    And the mommy would tuck him in her cozy fur for good
    When he drifted asleep at night
    The mother would go out to fetch some food

One day the sun rays woke him up
But he couldn't find his mommy anywhere
Thinking that she might soon be bringing food
Like a good boy he waited there

    When hours passed by and she did not return
    For her search he decided to step out
    "Mommy, mommy, where are you?"
    From depth of his throat he gave a shout

He searched her in the caves, in valley and hills
And even dug some ice
With wandering eyes while looking for her
He was alerted by a strange voice

    It was a sleigh being ridden by a man
    Who suddenly stopped in front of him
    He was carrying a large weapon
    That the bear had never before seen

Hunter moved forward and the bear behind
Slowly he was reaching the ledge
The man threw the weapon on him
But he ducked and missed its edge

    In anger the man rode the sleigh on him
    But he quickly moved side way
    Sending the sleigh and hunter with it
    Down the deep valley and far far away

As that sleigh passed by him
His nose twitched with a familiar smell
His face brightened with joy
As it was his mommy's, he knew so well

    Following the tracks with his sniff
    At last he reached a hut there
    He slammed open the door to find her in
    And gave a tight hug to his mommy bear

"Mommy, where had you been?
I had been looking for you so long
A wicked hunter tried to harm me
But I wasn't afraid and was strong"

    "I went all over the snow mountains
    Calling for you aloud
    And even tricked the wicked hunter
    Like a brave boy don't I make you proud?"

Ecstasy was in his eyes
To have found his mom through thick and thin
But poor him didn't realize
That he was talking just to the skin



--- Watch out this short film on which the poem is based-
     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5XIyKlLThs

Dont give up on me

What a lousy beginning of the day
I missed my alarm today
You greet me with a cup of tea
"Why didnt you wake me up?" I say

To make up for the lost time
I hurry everything
In an attempt of a quick breakfast
I spill the milk

Ranting there I go
To get something to clean
And came back to find that
You had done the needful in between

Had an audition for an important role
And had to look great
But there were sore eyes
And seemed I had put on some weight

I rushed out of the house
When you handed me the keys
As always you called me "beautiful"
And I took it as a tease

Audition was a disaster
I forgot all my lines
Got out of the studio grumpy
And missed some street signs

Officer was kind enough
To let me go
Had to think of my ride back home
As for driving he said no

As I waited at the bus stop
It started to pour
It was turning the worst day ever
I swore

While running to the shade
I see you coming to me
Holding an umbrella
You were running to me

You take me back home
And give me a cup of green
And listen to me with a soothing smile
How my day had been

The soreness seem to be fading away
I wonder how
Events of the day remain unchanged
But their effect was lowering somehow

In the middle of the dark night
When I see you fast asleep
My heart melts into feelings
That go down somewhere deep

On a thorny pathway
You are that soft touch
I cant thank you enough
For loving me so much

Thank you for being there always
And for being my punching bag
Thank you for not discarding me
Thank you for letting me nag

On a cold chilly day
Thank you for being that hot tea cup
But most of all and everything
Thank you for not giving up