9 MONTHS OF painstaking labor, <br />9 months of confinement in Luke warm recesses of womb, <br />9 months of parasitic nourishment from mother food, <br />9 months of luxury cushioning in chambers of slime, <br />9 months of oblivion from vagaries of life, <br />9 months of proximity with rich mass of intestine, <br />9 months of blissful sleep sheltered from light, <br />9 months of swim in bountiful fluid encapsulating body, <br />9 months of gentle caress by her hands occasionally gliding over inflated part of her belly, <br />9 months of complete suspension in elastic skin pouch, <br />9 months of developing skin and formation of calcium bone, <br />9 months of perpetual ecstasy moving tiny legs and hands, <br />9 months of incessant heat ensuring future health, <br />9 months of carrier comfort in perambulators of flesh, <br />9 months of pitch dark existence with blurred premonitions of beautiful mother, <br />9 months of perspiration blending profusely with gastric juice, <br />9 months of anxious wait for an encounter with all living and created, <br />the time is up; multiple day wait seems concluded, <br />dazzling light of the sun blinds me in entirety, <br />compassionate soft hands of my mother raise me to the Almighty, <br />as I open my eyes; emit my first incoherent scream, <br />silencing worldly commotion with innocent cries of fresh birth.<br /><br />Nikhil Parekh<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/9-months/
