Farthest of my Farthest Spheres

Mother launches me
Out of her womb
On to this world
Amidst flames of pain
And torrents of pain!

Mother alone
Is my star I
I spin around
In tight circles
For all my needs!

Slowly and steadily
A host of things
Fascinate my fancies
As days rush past me
Planting seeds of desires !

I kick my orbit
At its waist;
Make it elliptical
To gain easy grasp
Of far-off glitters!

Every spectacle
Weans away
My proximity to mom
Yet i near her
For all selfish needs!

An irresistible star now
Charms my eyes!
Onto a collision course
I become a wanton prey!

It tears me away
Out of gravity
Of my aged mother;
Crashes me safely
Onto its bosom!

Now my mother
No more a star -
But my planet!
And from a demanding planet
To a commanding star
I raise my status!
Near impossibility
In heavenly science;
But common occurrence
In human history!
And i keep her
As my farthest of farthest spheres!

poem by Sundaram Chandrakalaadhar
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