Leukemia

A brilliant boy died of leukemia

Wailing of cicada filled the air,
The home seems dead despite its splendor.
Beauty of spring lost its flair,
Shadow of grief gripped young and elder.

The little boy charmed all by intelligence,
His hunger for knowledge was well known.
A disease harbored in his blood in silence
To summon all neighbors to mourn.

The father of the boy became speechless,
His dream for making him a prince has gone.
His happy  life has turned to a mess,
Memories of the sweet child prick as thorn.

An old man walked to the mourning father,
He touched him softly and uttered.
"God protects all creatures with love forever.
Please keep strength of mind and stay steadfast"

The broken person remained silent for a while,
Tears rolled down his cheeks like stream.
He remembered his son's pain and smile,
His emotions burst out like scream.

The old man embraced the person with love,
They cried together praising the innocent boy.
The place was blessed by divine dove,
The person tossed the child's clothing and toy.

Diseases like leukemia bring premature death.
People lament the loss and renew their faith.

Reviews

[Sindu]

This is brilliant, touching and runs like a film in front of my eyes as I read.

A disease harbored in his blood in silence... how true!
It is heart wrenching that such a little fellow with dreams and future had to go away.

I lost my grandfather to it. Only regret I have is not making much memories with him. I was a kid. I'm flooded with mixed emotions whenever someone tells me of the traits we share. He used to write poetry, too.

[zainul]

Thank you Sindu for your sincere words.
I am very sorry that you lost your grandfather who was also a poet.
Let's all pray for the departed souls of your grandfather and other beloved ones.

[Sindu]

Thanks Zainul. We can support, if not, pray.

[zainul]

Yes indeed.
You may share some of the poems of your grandfather.

[Sindu]

Oh I was told he had an interest in it, reading or writing may be. So did my great grand dad but I never read them.

[zainul]

Thats great.

[Blood Ink Diary]

Zainul ! Your poem has clouded my eyes and tears run a stream. This is such a poem where human vulnerability and a deep sense of loss cascades within and pierces the marrow. You have captured the true and sharp manifestation of a human loss - both for the one departed and us mortals to grieve perpetually. People say "time heals", I do not think one can ever heal from such a loss as the memories stay with us and often times become silent companions and other times turbulent serrated pangs.
The undertones of the verse shall linger with me for some time.
Keep shining with your ink !

[zainul]

Thank you Shaheen for the heartfelt feelings and wonderful interpretation.
I don't have enough words to thank you for the splendid review that you have presented here.
My eyes and tears are also clouded as it happened to you.
Let's pray for the little boy who has gone to the land of no return.
Let's also realize that our stay in this world is very transient.
Thank you for stopping by to grace this work.

[Blood Ink Diary]

...And, Life is an elusive sketch - with various colours and hues. Transient, indeed. May the lil' boy rest in eternal peace. You are such a fine man to have penned an ode to his journey. Light and blessings to you, always.

[zainul]

I am really blessed to have a wonderful poet as my friend.
Your words cool my heart.
I also wish light and blessings to you, dear friend.

[Blood Ink Diary]

...And, the feeling is oh so mutual - I value your friendship, equally !

[Cryingkate]

Zainul,

You weaved this story/Poem into a wonderful basket, you filled it with details that bring the story home to every reader.
You built stair steps for understanding. at the top landing I see there once again a familiarity called
"Faith" and "Hope"
Like the moral of a story, you said it in two sentences :
"Diseases like leukemia bring premature death.
People lament the loss and renew their faith."
Death never scared me nor does my heart pain so much that one dies, knowing they are free and in a better place or state of being.
It is the survivors of those passing on that live with pain, suffering and loss.
yet so heart wrenching a little boy had to know this suffering and pain before leaving.
Someday we will understand all things, For now we are left in sorrow and have only Faith to console us.
If this was something you witnessed which I think it was,My heart goes out to you. It is hard to witness and yet even harder if you are the care giver.
I do send a prayer and a hug to you.

[zainul]

Dear Cryingkate,you have analyzed the whole situation in a very heartfelt manner.
It matched with my understanding of the whole situation and then formulating the piece.I experienced the situation as a sympathizer and felt the loss of the innocent boy who died at the age of nine due to Leukemia.The death of my mother due to bone cancer peeped through my memories while writing the piece.
I am very grateful for your prayer and hug.
Your heartfelt reviews always inspire me.

[Cryingkate]

For what it is worth Zainul, I too was thinking of my Mother last two days and how she suffered so with the head injuries. I am angry I didn't stop some more of the beatings, I was a child but I could of done more. But the slicing of my heart was cauterized ,with understanding, what good is wishing her back into this world of suffering. She no longer is in pain.
It's a hard thing to feel like we couldn't do enough for our Mothers.
or any soul. But we do what we can and we have to accept it all as good.
Be at Peace.... We are in a sacred Spiral of life and soon we will spiral out and into something glorious.

[Marie]

Leukemia is a terrible disease. To survie your child's death of it would take a great deal of faith.

[zainul]

Thank you Marie for taking time to read and review this work.Yes,it is a very terrible disease.

[Traci]

A poignant powerful read that stirs emotion from the depths of my heart and soul. Painful to read, but a piece of lovely art that brings awareness how serious these diseases are and how they affect the young and old. Love the line "People lament the loss and renew their faith". As the tears fall it oftentimes is only our faith in God that gets us through such pain. What I took from this the most is we must truly cherish each day as we never know what the future holds. Hold firm to our faith.

[zainul]

Thank you Traci for the insightful review.
I appreciate your view that we must truly cherish each day as we never know what the future holds.

[icelandicblue]

I am so moved by your poem. The love is evident as is the loss. The words the old man spoke and the father's need to scream into the wind all paint a picture too many still experience. There is no greater tragedy than too lose a child and you've captured the pain and honored the boy giving him life and aspirations in the poem so that we might feel his spirit even for a moment. Your poem brought me to tears. I am sorry for the loss of such a beautiful soul and that prayers and memories help to soothe but I don't believe anyone touched by him will ever truly be healed.

[zainul]

Dear friend,thank you for the compassion for the innocent boy.You have rightly emphasized that there is no greater tragedy than too lose a child.
The thoughts of the tragic death of the boy and the consequent pain of his parents make me upset.
Let's all pray for the boy and their parents.

[Leslie Philibert]

Poignant, well written, a poem that deserves to be read

[zainul]

Thank you Leslie for taking time to rad and review the work.

[Coyote Poetry]

leukemia take the best from us. My step-brother had beaten leukemia three times. Doctors say the third time was a miracle. I don't know. My sister lost her nine year daughter. We cried together and today a part of us had not awaken. Kids don't support to die before parent. I did like the ending. Sometime tears and prayers is all we have. Thank you for sharing the powerful poetry.
Coyote

[zainul]

Dear Coyote,thank you for informing about the tragic events caused by leukemia in your family.Really,it is very painful that kids had to die before their parents.
I feel very sorry that the casualties of diseases like leukemia are so widespread in the world.
Thank you for the admiring review.

[s y e]

This is a painful, poignant read Zainul.
Especially when it is someone who is young and does not quite understand why he has this horrific disease. A painful read, like I said.

[zainul]

Thank you Sye for the compassionate words.
You have perfectly pointed out essence of my work.
Thank you for stopping by to grace this piece.

[Nida Lodi]

A poignant, painful and heartfelt ode of a young boy....may the lil boy's soul rest in peace..!!

[zainul]

Thank you Nida for the admiring contribution.

[Saddam]

Diseases like leukemia bring premature
death.
People lament the loss and renew their faith.

Well penned sir. Great writing.

[zainul]

Thank you dear poet for taking time to read and review the piece.

[Saddam]

My pleasure ,......,,