It Maybe The Last Time

By Shilpi Chhaya

Without you realizing it, there will be one last time, One last time, she will be calmed merely by your warm embrace,

One last time, she will cry her lungs out just to be in your arms. One last time, you will be all she wants, to hug her tight when she doesn't even know what's wrong,

One last time, she will open her eyes and check out the entire room just to find you looking at her. One last time, you will see the toothless grin, before the tiny pearls make their appearance,

One last time, your lap will be the only destination of a tiny human crawl. One last time, you will feel the tight grip on your fingers while helping her to walk,

One last time, you will the only companion to her before she learns saying, ' I want to play with my friend's.

One last time, you will have her crawling onto the bed to sleep with you, before

she asks for her own space,

One last time, you will have to calm her while going to school, before she learns to bid you bye. One last time, you will be reading bedtime stories to her, before she says , 'I will sleep on my own'

One last time, you will tie her hair into a braid before she learns to make new hairstyles each day!

By Shilpi Chhaya