From Tata

For sidharth and nia

Returning to a locked house
After a hard day’s toil at office
I wish to see you at the gate

Staring into an endless night
With a desire to hold you tight
I long to see you at first

My heart aches when I recall
Your crying with a voice shrill
I pray you eat better and
Take a few helpings from my hand

With the boredom of programs silly
Endlessly on the home telly
I wish to read you a story
Long into the night’s foray

Waking at the dead of night
In a house that echoes my breath
Long to see you smiling in your dreams

On the long Tuesday’s wish to spend
Moments of fun before the day’s end
And reclaim the lost events
Of love with my own kids

your lonely tata
longs to see you as long as he can