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My happy place

Writer's picture: Sheby NajeebSheby Najeeb


The alarm goes off

Announcing the arrival of a new dawn

I lazily turn sides trying to go back to sleep

But the face of my eldest pops up near my bed

He needs to get ready for school

Exhausted still, I turn to the other side and

I look at the other innocent eyes

looking back at me

With a beautiful smile that engulfs me

With its warmth

Providing me with comfort

Those tiny fingers immediately caressed my face

Pulling on my hair

While giggling and cooing

Providing Solace to my sleep-deprived mind

Those tiny toes and the little kicks breathe life to the silent atmosphere

I glance at the bedroom window thinking

How time flies

seasons change ..

the sun fades away for the moon to rise ..

life and roles change..

The energy of my 6-month-old shakes me up from my hazy gaze

Trying to catch hold of everything in sight

His tiny nose twitched

Crawling on his tummy

While I hum my favourite tune

A little far

My 7-year-old gazes at me

Seeking my approval with his round eyes

Seeking the attention he deserves

While I still hum my old and crinkled song that he has been hearing for the past 7 years

I try to buckle up my energy

Pushing aside my tendency to go back to bed

Both the bedsides now , bustling with chitter chatter

Of my darling babies

I drag myself up and get ready for a new start, a new day, a new beginning

A Pat on my back, a loving grin from my husband

Urges me to move faster to swish my wand and wave at the pans

As my eldest hurries off to pack up

For his new day at school

Travelling and writing give me peace and happiness

My mind wanders time and again into the sweet abyss

Searching for meaning

Searching for something

That I can’t name

Slowly my mind dances back to the current scenario filling my senses with freshly brewed coffee

My sweet children and their morning clamour

Hauls me back from

my dreamy slumber

to the present window of childish chaos..

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