Without You, Maa
Another Mother’s Day is here again,
But once more, you're not near.
No gentle hand to hold my pain,
No voice to calm each fear.
I never thought your absence
Would become my life’s loudest sound.
You were the light in every corner,
Now shadows are all around.
When you were here,
Even silence felt warm.
Now the noise of the world
Can’t match your calm.
You scolded me with love,
You prayed when I slept.
You sacrificed your dreams
While my little hands wept.
I never thanked you enough,
Never hugged you tight for long.
Now I wish for one more moment,
To right every silent wrong.
Maa, I still feel you—
In the breeze that brushes my face,
In the sun that kisses the morning,
In the stars I silently chase.
I walk, I talk, I smile, I try,
But a piece of me is where you lie.
No one can see the hole you left,
It’s hidden deep inside my chest.
I visit your photo, whisper your name,
But nothing feels quite the same.
I light a candle, close my eyes,
And send my love to the skies.
You may be gone from where I stand,
But never gone from my heart’s land.
I carry you in everything I do—
Because nothing feels whole without you.
So on this day, dear Maa above,
I send you all my endless love.
Happy Mother’s Day in Heaven,
Until we meet again, my only one.
Written by
Subha
