THE JOURNEY

In the course of a
long distance journey
both of us met.
In the course of the
long distance
journey our friendship
grew buds and bloomed.
As the train chugged
past strange
lands our strangeness
lessened and lessened.
Both of us with a
heavy burden in hearts
we bid adieu on reaching a station
and parted
through different routes
in the course of the journey.
Before parting ways
we forgot no to exchange
our contact details.
Distance pained us both, friendship
cemented and intensified.
As the snail of time
crawled along
both took a vow to
meet each other and
once in a while
then quite often.
Dissatisfied with living at two places
we entered into an
unwritten contract to
lead a live-in relationship
but not to tie nuptial knot
and exchange rings.
As the days trudged
along,
dissatisfied
with the live-in relationship
we entered into wed-lock
before the sanctum-sanctorum
of the temple to give it
a divine touch
but decided
not to have off-springs.
Both of us being selfish
we disliked a third person
entering our life
and rob off our attachment
towards each other.
Upon both turning man and
wife
both changed decisions
and mulled having
off-springs one, two, three, four……..
Now that we have evolved into papa
and mamma
fun, laughter and squabbles
turned order of the day.
What next is the question
tormenting both now is
a divorce perhaps or spending
nights in separate rooms?