Praveen Kumar life was on a roll been a long time since clouds of chaos appeared on the horizon
end of the day we put our feet up sit back, relax marvel at how things have changed
gone are the dark days gone are sorrows that plagued our lives gone are the arguments that once took up all our time life was great
everyday, it was the same everyday, i pick you up from your work spend 10 mins in the church spend 10 mins in the temple
it was the same day after day for the last 5 years
until one day, at the exact time, just like everyday i wait to pick you up from your work
5 mins i wait 10 mins maybe work was hectic 30 mins maybe a meeting 45 mins my patience now gives way to anxiety without wasting more time i walk/run into your office short of breath anxiety/fear written all over my face i stumble into the reception only to find you left work long time ago
anxiety now replaced by worry 5 years we shared everything from a needle to an airplane everything under the sun
i run to the nearest police station give in all the details hoping they have an answer hoping and praying nothing happened to you
more than 12 hours has passed no word with the night at its darkest i rush back home hoping its just a game of hide and seek
the lights are out the blinds are shut tight just as we left them in the morning
leaving the door open i wait near the phone expecting you would call
with no one to call with no one to worry for us we lived in this high rise city all alone just you and me orphaned at birth fate brought us together you and me 5 years ago
now, with the new day dawning i sit here, all alone hoping its just a game you are playing praying you would call and ask me to pick you up
with time slowly ticking away a phone call i did not want to hear brought me back to senses gathering courage praying it shouldnt be i accompany the law to the hospital where you now lay wrapped in a white cloth from top to bottom
life was on a roll now stopped abruptly in its path the flow of happiness now cut short without a reason life just stood still life just stopped abruptly
slowly, gathering courage i lift the cloth off your face the smile that "adorned" your face 24 hours ago is all that i see before i am pulled back
the smile that brought us a wealth of happiness the smile that i always saw in your face how i wish, i peered insde the smile if only you had confided to me if only i had asked you if only.....
the smile that brought us together 5 years ago now brings us together once again
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3 comments
very impressive!! one of the best i’ve ever read!!
speechless…..
GREAT…!!!
…u knw…while reading it…i waz sooo….in a depth….in an imaginary world…that..ma mom waz coling me…but…..i waz on wid thiz POEM…!!!
got a scream….aftrwardz…fm mamma…!!
but really..a good poem..!!
KEEP IT UP