Like the dejected, withering floret;
I laid along the pavement.
They passed by.
Some steps, light and lonely.
Some strides of carefree gait.
At times, they passed a glance-
With little time to watch or wait.
They walked along- hand in hand.
Their eyes never leaving each other’s.
I watched the dazzling fire in them.
Ah! How long before it smothers.
Oh I have seen this twinkle before -
That lights the love-borne eyes.
First comes pleasure, then pain.
Then? Unkind words. Unsaid goodbyes..
Many-a-times I saw them pass;
Lost in their happy space.
And I laid along the pavement;
Adrift in this giant maze.
One fine day, the winds did blow.
And off I went with the breeze.
Far and wide I trailed.
Seeking the final cease.
Eventually, I reached There-
Where the sun shines too bright;
Where butterflies sing lullabies;
Where there is no Wrong, no Right.
There we stood, all wasted;
After all these years of striding.
As his hands touched mine,
We felt the galaxies colliding.
And in that fleeting moment,
When fervours soared high;
Everything finally made sense
The pleasure, the pain, the goodbye..
