The Guilt Betaal

As Mrs Funnybones ( Twinkle Khanna)  puts it "Guilt is the Betaal sitting on every working mother’s back"

If you are in office, you are guilty about not spending enough time with your kid. When you are with  your kid, you worry about not giving it all to office. Or maybe not spending enough time with your better half.. and the list of guilt feelings goes on.
As a working mother , I too carry similar feelings.

Expressing through my poetry "The Guilt Betaal";  the guilt feeling about worrying of not  having given enough for mommy role

I wake up daily
And kiss my daughter goodbye
To only see her crying
"Mumma, why do you go to office, why?"
"Am I a good mumma ? " The Guilt Betaal haunts
While I rush to the office to finish my tasks

Waiting in the office are those unread emails
Actions items, tasks to be done , deadlines impending to be met
"When will you be back?" my little one calls
"Am I a good mumma ? " The Guilt Betaal haunts

I rush home after finishing my work
"Where are you mumma, come quickly and lets play here" she calls
A big tight hug and a kiss is how she welcomes me
"Why don't you come early?" She questions me
"Am I a good mumma ? " The Guilt Betaal haunts
" Why does she need to work for money?" An aunty taunts

My little one opens her colouring book
Colors as nicely as she should
" I want to study and go to office like you" she says
"Thats why I am practicing and not watching videos instead'

Somewhere I have done something right , my inner mind says
Guilt betaal, you go to hell instead !

-Dhanashree

Link to referred Mrs Funnybones blog - https://blogs.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/mrsfunnybones/fifty-shades-of-bigotry/