Genie

dear One..

the wind strains

it’s Mother..

She speaks on

dear One..

you can answer

my question later

for now come..

awaken..

n let me

tell you

a story

as always

all perked up..

eagerly awaiting

the fairies n kings

we wait

to hear

dear Mother’s tale

in a time

long gone by

lived a simple father

and a mother

she..so dear

to him

he swore

never to let

harm befall her

Mother…o Ma!

Were they both

Father n You?

voice utters

before

it can be subdued

not surprised

by the untimely

query..

Mother replies

And why

do you say so

dear child?

mind pauses

unsure of an answer

but voice carries on..

who else can be

Mother n Father

Independent

of any progeny

..!

At this juncture

Mother smiles..

not deviating

from the course..

of course

She continues..

And meanwhile

this mother

realized..

in course of time

she would

be blessed

with a child

when she told

him so

surprised she saw..

Father jump for joy

Dear wife..my life

he managed

breathless with

happy laughter

like you..my soul

will be

my daughter

then one day

she saw them pass

in groups

they went

saints n men en masse

Where do

Thou all go?

respectfully she asked

To your father’s

place

they had no way

but to reply

to the question

of that father’s child

she stood before

her soul mate now

he said..dear one

you..his daughter

i..like his son

pray tell me

what you wish..

if i can..

it will be done

she bowed

her head

with pain

she said..

thanks but now

i must go alone

if you feel

it is right

i shall set out

tonight

he bid her

goodbye

with a wet heart

dry eyes

then she arrived

at her father’s place

as the chants rose

from their earnest lips

their eyes

looked at her face

none uttered

a word

except the one

to who she was

most dear

the one she had travelled

so far

to be with

her dear dear father

Ashamed am i

she heard him say

ashamed..

to call you family

of your path..your way

none looked up

none stood up

for a lost daughter

bound in word they were

to the king..

her father

she let

the words wash

over her head

so what..

so what..

she told herself..

i have no right

for anger..despair

this is dear father

that is all

i care

she sat

on a seat

empty

but not offered

as prayers commenced

with her mind

she offered

sorry..thanks..

n prayers for all

and for the one

she sorely missed

for her soulmate

her soul

she made a loving wish

and then

the volcano

erupted..

again

it spoke

of the dearest

her dearest one

unreasonably..

in vain

she stood away

among them but..

an eternity away..

Father ..revenge

i do not swear

you speak

i hear..

is my duty

as your daughter

the august gathering

sat still

towards you father

she said..

i can

bear no ill will

my duty

towards..

the laws of man

but you have

breached

o Father

the code divine

and i..

participant

in this crime

all Lords

all Gods

all present here

but

no prayer

to the Gods

can start

without the Purifier

and

no ritual

can end

without

the Destroyer