Beta, kuch khaya piya
karo!
Every time I touch my food
portions are reduced to calories
to remedy for my peeking bones
to “ we only mean well”.
Their joined brows of concern
leap at my wasting youth
forcing the nutrient necessity
down my throat.
When you tell me
Beta, kuch khaya piya
karo!
you are also reducing me
to a shrinking body.
I am more than my shrinking body.
And If only you’d ask me
what causes the weight
to fall short of the ideal,
maybe I’ll let you know
it is a symptom. Maybe
then
you will tell me instead
Beta, apna dhyan rakha karo!
I really like the last line! However, I think that maybe the narrative could have been made a little crisper. But a wonderful idea nonetheless!
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