Mama’s Boy

“It’s not good to be greedy”

My mother had told me

As she left for her 9-5

At a big MNC

 

But I’m not greedy

Not for wealth

I only wish

For a little more time

 

I only wanted a few

(hundred)

More memories to cherish

With you/ of you

 

“Don’t leave me”

I used to cry out

Every time my mother

Left for her office

 

Maybe that’s what they mean

By love and attachment

Not being able to live without someone

Not wanting them to leave

 

So, I cling on to you

The way I used to

Cling on to my mother

Seeking the same comfort

 

Hoping that you’d stay

Unlike the last one

Unlike her.

 

But they never do

(please stay)

 

I plead, again.

 

Please

Hold me close

Love me

The way a mother would

Unconditional love

Unbounded love

 

I know I’m not easy to deal with

But I need you

Just like I needed her

To be there when I broke

To help me join the broken pieces

To heal scars of past relationships

To stop me

From picking scabs of my heart

 

I need you to love me

The way a mother would

Gentle love

Patient love

Kind love

The way mothers are supposed to

(stay)

 

Don’t leave me

Prematurely

The way mother did

My heart can’t handle

Yet another heartbreak

 

I am a mama’s boy

After all