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Pride
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Pride κυκλοφόρησε στις 16 Οκτωβρίου 2026 από 12801828 Records DK2 ως μέρος του άλμπουμ Pride - Single
ΆλμπουμPride - Single
Κυκλοφορία16 Οκτωβρίου 2026
Ετικέτα12801828 Records DK2
ΓλώσσαEnglish
BPM75
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I kept slipping, then
Regaining my footing down
The incline littered with small stones
And shifting dirt
As the summer sun
Reigned high overhead
And I followed you with a tiny pail
The size of a third
Of what was my body
While you carried a much larger vessel
Larger still when held beside
Your slender feminine form
Down the slope, towards
A hand-drawn tubewell
For the first
Of many daily treks
For ferrying drinking water
To what used to be our home, awhile
I remember bringing
The pail myself
To do something, anything
In my limited grasp and power
To alleviate your ungodly daily tribulation
By even the tiniest bit
And we often smiled as you drew water
Until your vessel grew full and mine
Was always kept just halfway there
And as the water rippled with the meagre weight
Of the pail half-full that
My arms labored
And strained to carry
I realized every second
How light it was compared to
What you were firmly bearing
In your steady climb uphill
And although I could barely help, I was proud
Of the little I was doing
As you glanced back smilingly
To check on me
And I wanted to do more
Do better
And show you more
Of what I could do
Just like
My twin daughters
Now look to me smilingly
Whenever they want to share
Their novelty or joy
And I was proud
Carrying your bags back
From the emergency ward
Alone
Sometime before sunrise, knowing
I had somehow arranged
For some small measure
Of lessened
Or delayed suffering for you
Which I
Had so little power to numb
Or take unto myself
But I was proud
Of the little use I was to you
And for the mountain of pride you held
For the presence
Of this largely useless son
Until your dying breath
Until your dying breath
Written by: Abhisek Bandopadhyay

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