How much did you spend on my raising? ” <br />“What was your total cost for me nursing? ” <br />”What have you done so far for my education” <br />Blasted son at parent as if feeling suffocation, <br /> <br />I may pay each and every pie you spent on me, <br />You would have offered me water instead of tea, <br />I should have not died for the want of food, <br />It would have been nice and done me a good, <br /> <br />I will pay even for your feeding, <br />It causing me anger and internal bleeding, <br />Why should I suffer for views conceding? <br />Chances to stay with you are now receding, <br /> <br />If you prefer staying away I may arrange, <br />May not be so economical but soon manage, <br />But can’t pull on together with your presence, <br />Peace and calm will prevail in your absence, <br /> <br />I shall prefer old age home, <br />You may stay with ease and roam, <br />Life is made hell with daily bickering, <br />Old home age better for living and catering, <br /> <br />I am in state of despair, <br />No amount of efforts can repair, <br />No let up on both sides, <br />Wife threaten and parent confide, <br />Threats from both sides to commit suicide, <br />I am in dilemma what to do and decide, <br /> <br />I am fed up with unrest, <br />Not enough time to have even rest, <br />Both attempting more and try their best, <br />I am only on agenda waiting for test, <br /> <br />Which side I should take? <br />What decision I should make? <br />Should I make the reason fake? <br />Or end the life by jumping in lake, <br /> <br />I may not end life, <br />But please only wife, <br />Parent should go, <br />Rest I can forgo, <br /> <br />I may sustain criticism, <br />But not stand favoritism, <br />My conscious may not allow, <br />But instructions I have to follow<br /><br />hasmukh amathalal<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/old-age-home-2/
