17. “Tears”
(…to be continued…)
One sudden night,
Nil opened his old mail box
seeing Niki’s letters, his joy knew no locks,
He scolded himself
deep inside with pain so clear
“Why didn’t I open this inbox earlier,
oh my dear?”
He took Niki’s number and dialed it slow
thinking she was asleep
He let the call go,
Waiting for morning
messages he sent one by one…
Message 1
From dream-filled eyes
a tear slipped free
quietly falling for just you & me,
In the flood of time
so much washed away,
So much road traveled
how much still to stay?
Each of us has a path
each a final goal,
Some moved ahead
some lost control,
Oh!
What a time that was!
How beautiful that phase!
When your hand slipped away
What was left of “us” to stay?
My heart smiled daily
though wrapped in pain
& said with courage, again & again…
“Oh pain!
What kind of pain are you, I see?
you couldn’t break me… I survived you, see.”
From dream-filled eyes
once more a tear fell through….
– Nil
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