an ode to my mother !

once upon a time,
there was an I-
that believed in an 'eye for an eye'
though Gandi's ahimsa
fascinated me in my hours of cowardice !

now I am going back-
to an arm for an arm !

alas !
I have no alternative -
coz I am
conceived, conceptualised and
delivered by a woman !

she wanted me to be humble
in front of her secret lovers.
she expected me to fight those
that scorned her womanly silly pride !

I got tired of her machinations ,
started to query her motives-
i reckoned vile 'n selfish.

she shuddered like a tsunami
roared, soaring scores of feet above me,

"do as I say you imbecile,
i have not carried you inside my body
for whole nine months for nothing"

unknown to her, I had lost
respect for
and fear of her a while ago !

" fuck off you bitch "
is all I could manage to spit.

"I curse you"
she smouldered in obvious defeat !
"may the lightning strike your head,
may the puff udder bite your feet "

well....

my skull is wide open now.
I 'm certain I saw lightning
when my head struck the tar
as I fell from my bike .

mother,
I am waiting for the snake bite yet !

if its any console to your venomous heart,
I promise upon my father,
who killed himself just -
to escape your bed 'n bread,

'll be bitten ONLY by a female snake !
for I have seen such one,
lurking in my garden grass !