Friday, April 26, 2013

IDEAL COUPLE


The ailing old man
remained happy and contented
forgot all his pains and worries
with her always by his side
as his shadow
showering copious rains of love and care.
With their children far, far away
and the feeling of being left alone
she always took extra care to
see him forget all his worries
and pains and the feeling of being left alone. 
Weaving a pleasant smile on her lips
she attended to all his needs
without him asking her and derived pleasure
to find him in good humour always
in the sunset of his life.
Though old age helplessness, illness
worries and pains needled  her
she always cared to conceal her gnawing pains
which even in her old age
remains like a scar in her life. 
All nights, after ensuring
him plunging into deep slumber
an outflow of pent-up emotions followed.
She recalled the days
she spent, cocooned in a shell
 the agonizing pain of being an unrequited lover
haunted her.
Despite her sincere wish
to wipe out from her memory that bitter past
‘HE’  always came to her uninvited
and made her sob like a child.
With tears pouring down her cheeks profusely.




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