I sit. And I think. And get lost. Must be age. Catching up.

Tuesday, April 7, 2009

Dear Dyaaadaaaaa

Dear Dyaaadaaaaa,

Ma bit me. Today. Morning. I was deeeging nose. And putting on wall. I put seven. In straight line. Like you. Straight line. I cried. Lots and lots. Ma told me go to bedroom. I cried there. Then I ate a little of Ma red lipstick. She not know.

When you come Dyaada. I miss you. Ma is in washing machine. Washing. Did pee pee in bed ystrday. Me. Not Ma. Bhutu looking me. Four times he bark today. Jumping jumping. At birds. Bird fly off. Bhutu tongue out. Red tongue. Beeg. Bhutu pant. Hyaaaaa hyaaaaa. Bhutu is soft. Not soft like Teddy. Teddy beeg. Soft. Like you. Little eye. Black. Ma present. Sunday. I hug Teddy in sleep. Like hug you. I dream you Dyaaaada. I cry.

Today Ma go see you. Ma say. When you come Dyaada. Princes miss you. Dyaada, I see snap. You. Ma showed. Why you wearing black white half pant Dyaada ? And why cap. Black white. So thin. You. Beard. I not like. Why you in cage. Like tiger.

Here all fine. Rohan pulled hair. My. I hit him. Like I see you. Hit policeman. Rohan cry.

Dyaada come home. Fastly. Ma cry. In night. Hiding hiding. Cries. I know. She not know I know. I hug her. She sleep.

I no potty today. No yesterday also.

Come fastly Dayadaa.
Princes

PS :
(a) A short piece; hastily scribbled down over a cup of coffee just a while ago. The context of the “straight line” is my obsession with things geometric in shape and in alignment.
(b) Credit for this piece goes to Ananya, for pinging me today morning and asking me “Lekha koddur egolo”.

8 comments:

  1. Debashish ChakrabortyApril 7, 2009 at 11:21 AM

    ...free flow of imagination with a rustic passion and I liked going through this piece !

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  2. Baaah....very nice. One that makes you want to read on. Keep writing, and I'll continue throwing "lekha kotoduur egolo' canons at you!

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  3. ....I don’t think I will be able to erase this reading out of my mind. Simple story narrated in simple format but with completely different perspective. So well chosen and well placed words.

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  4. khub bhalo kintu bhison e post modern![:P]

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  5. It has left a mark so deep on my heart that i couldnot help crying.. Thankss Shameek'da for reminding me the trivialities of our sorrows!

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  6. A poignant piece of grief and heartfelt emotion, thanks Shameek for making our otherwise futile life valuable through your splendid writing.

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  7. We get misty-eyed at the sight or sound of innocence because somewhere at the back of our mind we realize that we have lost ours. Long back.
    Beautiful piece. Reminded me of Hasina’s letters in Brick Lane.

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  8. odbhut lekha..lovely! Brilliant, actually :). keep writing more.

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