i was born when cameras were a luxury

i was born when cameras were a luxury

 

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i was born when cameras were a luxury

far removed from the middle-class homes-

no faded and moth-eaten photographs

to spring memories of my lost childhood

from those frozen frames-

what were my thoughts and fancies then?

memories are blind and dumb

till i was six years old-

none cared too to remember my acts 

to retell when i yearned to learn about my baby life--

really sad that i am unaware of those casual days

when life was given no special importance ,

soaking in flashes of lights--

who knows what i prattled

and how i spent my idle hours in play--

o how many years of autobiography

have i  lost in dim darkness ?

must be the same for every guy of my age-

o time ,walk back in slow steps into my toddler's days;

reveal me the imprints of my kid steps on your sands-

as i ripen in age,the hunger grows more for my baby years !

 

 

-----s.chandra kalaadhar