I reclined on the chair

Snacks I ate with relish

Only to run out to meet my friends

My mama gave a loud cry at six

To caress my books for a while

My teachers stood in queue

In my dreams with a stick in hand

Everybody praises my memory power

For my smart recollection of numbers

I am through with my papa’s & mama’s

And devouring even my friends too

All of a sudden I remembered

To prepare a project on animals

I tried calling on my father

To bring those stickers on his way home

There was no answer for my calls

Was he busy with his office work

Upset terribly, I consoled myself

To call him a little later with a raised voice

Watched TV for sometime

But my project was lingering in my mind

My mama stroked my hair fondly

To ease my tension in distress

It’s already eight by then

My mama too got angry with my papa

For his addiction to office work

And negligence of his family in total

She put me to sleep so early that day

With a pat that she would handle my Miss the next day

Gone was I to the other worlds

In her cosy embrace and warmth of love

I woke up the next day so fresh

Shocked to see my mama crying in the middle

With lots of people around her

I went to her worrying about the animal stickers

They told me not to go to school

I was happy to stay back home with my mama

My eyes were searching for my dear papa

I am a six year old girl of my papa

Do you all know the truth

I am my papa’s girl throughout

His laughs and jokes I enjoy the most

Wonder always at my papa’s lovely personality

My mama was crying her heart out

But why was he not here to pacify her

Let me go and sit on my mama’s lap

As I was comfortable there in this crowd

Please let me know where is my papa

I want him to know how much we cried

I want him to cuddle his darling daughter

I want him to be back with us for ever

I miss you papa very, very much

Life is not the same sweet melody any more

Do you know papa, mama has gone thin so much

And her beauty seems lost for ever

When are you going to see us papa

With your wit and charm to mesmerize us

Today I have come with a trophy from school

I am your daughter only throughout

I cannot bear the separation from you

With a hug, I want to tell you a secret

That I love you the most in this world

Please come back soon, my dear papa

Please come back soon, my dear papa

[Dedicated to the victims and their families of 11/7 bomb attacks of Mumbai]