THE LONG WAIT

I still recall the day you made that 

the vanishing appearance from 

my life forty years ago.

Like a bird flying to

unknown lands, you disappeared 

from my life for good.

Like a man walking away leaving his

wife in a desert

you left me alone in that strange city that day.

Like a loving husband

planting kisses on his wife’s forehead

on that very morning you profusely  

showered kisses on my forehead

and sped away to your working place by your

two-wheeler to your far away office on that fateful day.

You were always sharp and punctual

and I was certain you would be

by my side at the exact time,

After waiting for hours together

leaving me sleepless the entire night

you didn’t come to my shock and sorrow.

In the wee hours of the morning I did lodge

complaint at the nearest police station

and they promptly

formed search teams to the nook and corner of the city

yet

all of them came back empty-handed

to my shock and despair.

In a strange city

far away from my home

clouds of uncertainty loomed

large over my future

and

upon losing all my hopes

I was left with no option

but to leave the city

and catch a train to my home in the southern peninsula.

Now that after forty years

in the sunset of my life with a spark

of hope in my mind

I still continue to wait for you…..