BABA

BABA

You have two doors locked shut
One with rails and one with a lock
Men below with clubs lay watch round the clock
Who do you want to keep out?
What is so precious in your house?

What are you so scared of father?

What’s so unruly outside when the lights go low?
Why does an empty road offend so?
Who are you trying to save me from?
What do you avoid and escape?

What happens if I don’t come back?
What happens if I don’t locate?
What happens if I do run out money?
What happens if people don’t know who I am?

When will the unknown become known?

Do you see the futility of your feats father?
AC’s in every room,
A new car with much more room,
A mini-bar in the drawing room

How long will the mist in your mind last?

Lecturing for long to son on life,
A bit about blueprint, business and foundation base

When do the jobs stop following?
When does the life begin?

When will your barriers stop building?
When will you look and say, “We are all the same”?
People are not cheating you off your name


Your fist is clenched in a tight fold
Is money worth every fight?
Your measuring tape is always out
Does everything have to be big?

When will your lies stop repeating?
When will your habits stop suppressing?

Yes, tomorrow I will forget you.
No, not the father
But,
The person
The existence
I defy all that you are.