YET I WENT
Yet… I Went… Then
I woke up at midnight
And lit the lamp
to write a lyrics for you
When an unheard voice
seemed to alert me
That
I might lose you forever
If I didn’t tell you what my heart
was longing for quite
sometime;
What a restless wait it was
As if every moment
made me older by a year
And when the first rays of the morning Sun hit my window
I became a senior citizen who was wandering in the past
searching
For the young, energetic, vibrant fun-loving man
That
I was and that
I am
Beloved Readers!
I felt a little shy
To myself little,very little,very
very little
For thoroughly
romancing with her
Even before
I knew her feelings for me
I was worried
about my future in her
absence if
she remained silent
without reciprocation
The Birds began to sing romantic melodies
And I wondered,
A couple of birds were dancing
on the iron grill of my window
And the flowers bloomed
in my garden like never before
I could sense that
Time made a fragrant Space
for me
But alas, I noticed that
the song
That I wrote with intense emotions was unreadable
For, my tears could not afford
to lose its roots of existence;
Yet, I went to meet my friend
To pour an ocean of love;
Trust me,
I asked for water from
my friend
When she came out to
greet me
For, my throat got infinitely dry
all of a sudden
Which caused severe breathing problems For reasons
I am yet to know;
I don’t know
If it is called sweet dreams
But this is what exactly
I dream about
Since
the day I saw her on the stage
dancing bharatnatyam;
“O dear, I don’t know,
If you would reciprocate my
feelings If ever
I proposed to you
Yet,
I must thank you
For,
I owe you to make me
younger even today
Love you forever
Love you!
Prepared Angela Kosta Academic writer, poet, essayist, literary critic, editor, translator, journalist
