Promise

I have seen you closely

I know you, like

I know myself

You were always there

Even when I didn't want to

I begged you to leave me,

I prayed you would

I hid in my heart,

you were there

I hid in my mind,

you were there

You became my best friend

Even when I dreaded you,

You were the only one always there

You were taking away my body

You were taking away my mind

I knew what I had to

But I still didn't do

Till

I had no other option

But to let go

You had started breaking my soul

So I promised to save

Whatever was left of me,

my heart, and

my soul

It was a beautiful day,

I promised to

keep you at bay: fear

It was the most beautiful day

When fear gave way to

Courage

Determination

Laughter

And

love!




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Did You?

Walking barefoot I reach, the end 

of earth 

You are not there 

But you said you will meet me, where 

the earth ends, where 

there is death, where  

there is dark, and where 

there is light 

I am here 

Naked of my body 

bathed in darkness 

covered in light 

waiting for you

I float in the air 

I grasp all souls passing by 

There are so many 

Some bleeding 

Some crying 

Some tearing their own body 

Some tearing their souls 

I am one of them 

Here 

At the end 

You said, 

You will come 

You did say 

Did you? 

Did I hear you? Or 

did I hear my heart, 

Thinking wishfully, that 

You will be there 

If not in life 

At the least 

In death!

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Big Steps

little shoulders 

tiny shoes, 

big steps

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Krishna- Our Beloved

fear smeared on face

happy but not

caught red handed

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Unrequited

His eyes followed Lata’s curvatures. She was looking ravishing as always. Her dress was well fitted and accentuated her perfect figure. He gently touched her light brown eyes. They were the most beautiful eyes he had ever seen. Every time she had looked at him, his heart had melted into a puddle. He moved his fingers to her soft pink cheeks, gently caressing them and then to her perfect lips. They were slightly open. This was the first time he was touching them. He bent down and gave her a long kiss. She tasted just like a glass of the most intoxicating red wine. He had dreamed of their first kiss since a few years but this was a little different.

He sighed and backed off. She felt a little cold. She had always been a little cold towards him and would only talk when she had no one else to talk to. Only yesterday, she had shared how she was scared of the threatening letters she was getting almost daily from a guy and no one else was believing her. He remembered how he had reassured her.

Ram gave a suppressed laugh at the thought. Lata had believed him when he had told her he was taking her to a friend’s place. And then upon reaching this place, this home that he had built especially for her,she had tried to run.

“What option did I have then?” Ram thought to himself. This is the only way we will always be together. One last time he looked at her or what was left of her, took the gun and aimed at his temple.

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