by Rahul Rajiv Jhaveri

Rahul is the son of Shaila and Rajiv N. Jhaveri
 

A stranger’s face
Unrequited smile
Eyes barely open
Hand just barely
Clenching a finger
A collage of every
Everything familiar.

Rolling, crawling
Walking, falling
Running, leaping
Soaring
Towards me
With me
Away from me.

Black turns gray
No regrets
No secrets
Just
A Full life
Full of every
Everything
Fulfilled.

I dreamt of
A stranger
Who is the
Best part of me.

***

As a child Rahul spent a significant amount of time writing and painting. It was easier to find inspiration when he was younger and his imagination had little to anchor it down.

In order to cater to his creative pursuits, he took advanced creative writing, poetry writing and photography courses at University.

He wrote this poem, after a long time, when he found out that he was going to become a father. Having a child is like having a chance to relive your childhood.

He hopes that his daughter would be the inspiration that he has been looking for everyday since he grew up.