
The pages flipped forward in an awkward symphony. The smell of virgin paper wafted deliciously from them. The irony in the twitch of her lips was marked. When her pages were chronicled dreams, and the tales were fairy's blessings and the words were the wings of angels she had hunted vainly for such paper. Today, when the book was to be her will and her last gift to her children, they had dropped it in as a sample. Yet, it was fitting.
The pen rocked between her fingers like time ticking back and forth, back and forth, back and forth. She began:
To my son, my souls first strength, I leave behind fading memories. Memories of the armchair where little boys outwitted notorious rogues. Of the little bed where his mother learnt what boundless love meant. Of the G.I. Joes and Pokemon and our victories against the 'baddies'. Of schoolbooks where he wrote 'I love mamma' in the sidelines. Of bruises that he brought to me like a proud soldier back from war. Of the time when he took those bruises to her and 'I love mamma' was modified. Of the hugs that reaffirmed that the modification didn't mean that the son was gone. Just that a lover shared the space with the son. I leave him those hugs and love to last a lifetime. Maybe more.
To my little darling who will remember nothing of her mother but will know her through others : I Love You. I knew life had been gracious when she first clutched my fingers with a possessiveness only a daughter is entitled to. I knew life had been thrice granted to me when she was born. I leave to her the insignificant gift of a photograph. I can only pray wildly that she shall see the love in those still, glazed, eyes. And this book, so she shall know her mother through her mother.
To my husband I leave both my children. Our love lives on in them.
To my unborn child, I can offer nothing but death. A small token of a mother's love.
[From a mother who was not allowed to abort a foetus, which , if it came to this world would live a life worse than death]
Pic: Courtesy sally_monster, flickr
Urv said...
1st to comment. Yayy.. Now lemme read the post..
November 18, 2008 10:50 PM
Think Tank said...
haha..read read
November 18, 2008 10:53 PM
Urv said...
Loved the To my son waala para..
November 18, 2008 10:56 PM
mayz said...
:(((((((((((((((((((((((((((
i have been cryin since mrng...cant take it anymore
November 18, 2008 10:56 PM
mayz said...
oh loved d post btw
November 18, 2008 10:57 PM
Think Tank said...
arey ..y hav u been crying
November 18, 2008 10:58 PM
Think Tank said...
@urv ..han daughter ke saath thoda discrimination ho gaya :(
November 18, 2008 10:59 PM
Trinaa said...
:'( :'( :'(
faraaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah...i already hv exams! stop depressing me more... write happy plz!
November 18, 2008 11:46 PM
Trinaa said...
@mayz..stop crying! it causes dehydration..
November 18, 2008 11:49 PM
santoshi said...
Hi u like my art works!? well i do it with the help of photoshop.
November 19, 2008 1:24 AM
deluded said...
was that real?
because if it WAS then....
spooky
and medically untrue
November 19, 2008 3:03 AM
deluded said...
oh.
and regards your comment on my last post.
date. definitely.
gimme your number.
when are you free?
:P
November 19, 2008 3:04 AM
peter said...
November 19, 2008 3:11 AM
peter said...
well very imaginative and well narrated !
November 19, 2008 3:12 AM
Think Tank said...
@deluded..fiction hay yaar..n waise bhi it was in reference to avery recent case where the lady wasn't allowed an abortion..thank god she had a miscarriage..and this woman of the story is about to commit suicide.
@peter..thanx :)
November 19, 2008 3:32 AM
Harmony said...
hmm great Post dear!Shaked and toched deeply!do we alwys remain like tht!need to change now!take care!
November 19, 2008 4:26 AM
digant sutar said...
really touching!
November 19, 2008 5:27 AM
Abhilasha said...
Very nice yaar.I had goosebumps.
Now return to your sense of humor.
Cant take any more sadness...
November 19, 2008 7:44 AM
Alok said...
The situation's surely interesting (reminds me of a similar recent event).
The flow: umm, dunno why I feel there's something missing. Maybe fear, or the extremism in the act?
In any case, this was poignant.
November 19, 2008 11:19 AM
Chriz said...
sad.. it was sad.. neat.. such strong words.. when i read the last line, i understood the pain with which this mail would have been written...
if only this was a real letter, i could nt imagine such situation.. poor lady.. who ever she is...
November 19, 2008 7:01 PM
Ayushi said...
Hmm...you haven't told us the exact desperacy of the emotional(?) situation...a reason like "was not allowed to abort a foetus, which , if it came to this world would live a life worse than death" looks kinda incomplete to me.
Cuz doesn't she realise: that her dying could probably mean much worse for her existing family...
I will feel sad only when I feel her helplessness and the reason is important(something which I will be highlighting in my next post :p, incase the reaosn wasnt enough, the emotions should have been highlighted...I am feeling an anger instead...
However much it was, it was done up nicely :D
I'm sure I could have been reduced to tears had I a more emotionally empathetic outlook!
November 20, 2008 2:33 AM
Think Tank said...
@harmony v hav a v cant chng prob
@digant thanx :)
November 20, 2008 3:50 AM
Think Tank said...
@abhi..tinni will tell u i hav none
@alok..i luv dis ..so many people feel so many diff things about the same situation..well dis lady now is well past fear or anger or anything(in my mind)... she is just waiting to let go
November 20, 2008 3:51 AM
Think Tank said...
@Chriz ..its ok Chriz ..just my imagination
@Ayushi...whatever u do make sure u post ...as for ur answer read my ans to alok's comment ..i think those living would make it..but to doom one's old child to ages of pain ..i don't think a mother could do it ..numb hai yaar ..sab numb
November 20, 2008 3:54 AM
CяŷştąŁ said...
How the hel did I miss this !
Duh! :(
I tell you...I loved it!
I mean..kya concept tha!
if the child would have read abt the crulities offered to a girlchild she wouldn't want to come in the world..
But WOW..nice one. :)
November 20, 2008 4:11 AM
Leo said...
very nice farah!! :D ur comparisons are great...!! virgin paper?? weirdly interesting!!
loved the letter...very creeative!
vinay.
ps: mail it to me?? ok cool...
its co.uk actually since i was in england when i created it!! :)
November 20, 2008 4:55 AM
Toonfactory said...
Lovely Post...Think Tank :)
November 20, 2008 6:49 AM
noelia ~ said...
i had to read the comments as a hint, if it was true or not. so, now you know, you wrote it extremely well! lol
November 20, 2008 11:25 AM
I'll try 2 be truthful said...
felt sorry for the unborn foetus & the youngest daughter , coz they couldn't even experience the wonder called mother's love. but the son's will miss her more , knowing that she would not be there for them anymore.
ps= i forgot it was fiction.
November 21, 2008 1:43 AM
WarmSunshine said...
That was an unexpected ending that left me surprised.
The description was wonderful.. i could feel some of her motherly feelings through your words, how she must have felt...
the ending is.. saddening...
great post dear! :)
November 21, 2008 3:44 AM
Priya Joyce said...
this is called talent re..u wrote so very well..ahh beautiful flow of emotions..
November 21, 2008 4:59 AM
Think Tank said...
@crystal i know - one more reason to stop population growth
@vinay u shud know by now..i was born wierd...n i c u r finall on the fuellers list ..so u wont b bodered my mails :)
November 21, 2008 5:38 AM
Think Tank said...
@ toon thanks :)
@ noelia - backhanded compliments? ill take dem neway :)
November 21, 2008 5:40 AM
Think Tank said...
@i'll try ...y though? everything i write is fiction ..no personal stuf yaar ..
@mehreen ...most of life is sad..as hardy said .i forgot his xact words ..lol :D
November 21, 2008 5:42 AM
Think Tank said...
@pj thanku ...muaaah
November 21, 2008 5:42 AM
lukkydivz said...
ok, so that ends the family!
November 21, 2008 6:39 AM
Sagari said...
great post
November 21, 2008 7:20 AM
HP said...
sigh ....
this, again, is awesome... i dunno what to write for this. but if u ever stop writing .....!!
November 21, 2008 7:34 AM
HP said...
PS: there's something wrong with your feeds. mera blogroll update nai hua.. thats why the delay. so i've u've removed my id from the mail notification thingy, put it back.
tata !
November 21, 2008 7:35 AM
RiverSoul said...
Thats a very sad post you made me read. . .
Sniff.
Sob
:(:(:( :(:(:( :( :( :(
November 21, 2008 11:20 PM
Think Tank said...
@div..i think it saves it..tho it loses alot
@sagari thanx :)
November 22, 2008 5:48 AM
Think Tank said...
@hp ..u decide on one thing ..dats a problem wid lots of blogrolls now :(
@sid stop sniffffin
November 22, 2008 5:50 AM
santoshi said...
Farah, Thanks a lot for ur honest comment. The problem with me is that I can make art works in minutes, but I am very bad in writting a post. There are many topics on which I feel like writting, but I neglect writting because I am not good in writting. You actually weave words in your post. You and many others here are so good, U people write like proffessionals. I am so afraid of writting that I think twice even to leave a comment.
November 22, 2008 7:16 AM
Kiran Sawhney said...
this is fiction no? of course not real...
November 22, 2008 8:14 AM
deeps said...
powerfully packed...
November 22, 2008 10:10 AM
RiverSoul said...
Yay!
I'm on d fueller's list
:)
25th too
:)
And hp is right. There is a problem with ur Blog.
Its easy to rectify if my guess is right
:)
In settings of ur Blog, if you have disabled RSS feed subscription ability, this can happen. Check and get back to me
:)
November 22, 2008 10:39 AM
Lena said...
it is always a pleasure to read your prose, dear! you are damn talented, really. Not many can express emotions and pain and frustration the way that they seem real. You can.
I only want to see how you can express positive emotions, would be really great to read something happy :)
November 22, 2008 12:00 PM
Think Tank said...
@santoshi don't worry dear ..u don't have to write stories or nething..just ne normal stuff in the usual language ...:)
November 22, 2008 11:04 PM
Think Tank said...
@kiran..yes its fiction...don't worry
@deeps..thanx :)
November 22, 2008 11:05 PM
Think Tank said...
@sid..its enbled yaar ..i dunno wat to do :(
@lena ...luv u ..btw y can't i comment on sameera's post? ne idea? n did u get the dumbigang dedication?
November 22, 2008 11:06 PM
Sachin Malhotra said...
u have a nice blog
pls make a visit on my blog...
http://shayrionline.blogspot.com/
thank you
November 23, 2008 5:38 AM
CяŷştąŁ said...
One more way to show that you're mentally stunted !
November 24, 2008 1:32 AM
Scribblers Inc said...
that was pretty....scary...I am lost for words...
Scribblers Inc.
November 24, 2008 4:11 AM
*~*{Sameera}*~* said...
Why such pensive posts my dear?
Beautifully etched.Keep it up!
P.S. Thanks a lot for the concern when I was away.How are you sweetie? :)
November 24, 2008 5:28 AM
Lena said...
dumbi sameera disabledв comments for a while :D
and yes, we got the dedication, thanks, sweetheart! :)
November 24, 2008 12:35 PM
Stupidosaur said...
What is this?
She kills herself because killing 'just the baby' (abortion) was not allowed 'by law'?
If she is so bothered about 'the law', isn't she aware that suicide is also a crime 'by law'?
And which is worse?
1) A child disabled and underdeveloped having to live and later finding that its special in so many ways (Yeah Reader's digest has lot of charming stories about how people miserable physically/mentally lived a wonderful life and brought special meaning to lives of those they touched)
2) Suicide, bringing sureshot misery to rest of the family?
Anyways about the recent incident that happened, I wonder if it was a real miscarriage, or they found a nice way to 'work around' the judgement and do what they wanted to do anyways?
Well seeing the complications of the case (Considerably older mother, special condition of the baby, stress of courts, publicity, etc.) its not hard to beleive that it was a miscarriage, but ah there is an ever the cynical side to me too, always nagging at a corner.
November 27, 2008 4:39 AM
Think Tank said...
arey bhai story hain
November 27, 2008 10:47 PM
Stupidosaur said...
Par main character key sar mein chemical locha lagta hai
November 28, 2008 2:41 AM
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