Friday 2 January 2015

HEARTSTRINGS

A part of her wants him to stay, a part of her wants him to go away,
a part of her is drowned in his memories; melancholy; 

Of cold frosty mornings and lush subdued evenings by the crackling fire,
under soft yellow fairy lights, the bells tinkering in the background; 

A lazy breeze is kissing the tendrils off her face, 
the charm of the evening lies in the silence; when only their eyes did the talking;

A part of her is hushed; grieving; lying withdrawn somewhere,
big blobs of heartrending tears staring back at her;

The air is thick with the scent of pain and betrayal,
adulterated with memories on which she now wants to cast a shadow;

If she has to dig deep and unravel her heart, 
it is filled with insurmountable sadness that can be cut through with a splinter of ice;

The heart murmurs about crushed flowers and empty dark nights,
an agonising wheel of misery and pain; 

At the end, it is the closet full of memories that traps her in,
should she stay or part ways...

HITCHHIKE

The other day I was late to class. My jaw dropped in relief on realising that the professor had not turned up. In...