GLASS-BANGLES

Love-birds

often build castles

of dreams built on glasses.

Such castles  of dream

are likely to get shattered

leading to despair,

frustration, even suicides.

Once

two love-birds

were sitting on a

concrete bench in a park

facing the sea

and enjoying the sight of sun like a red circle

surrounded by ‘red ink’ spread all over

while the red-hot sun had turned

into a red disc

in the western horizon

just before taking a dip in the sea.

The love-birds after watching the

Sun going down for a dip

with gnawing pain,

as usual

apparently for no reason

both entered into a squabble

and the male-bird

in a fit of rage

held her hand with

dozens of colourful

glass bangles embellishing

both her hands

adding colour to her beauty.

On the spur of the moment

his anger grew

and with anger boiling

in his blood-stream

he pressed her hand

which was beautified

with the colourful bangles.

The bangles broke into pieces

as a result the

male bird’s inner palm too

got injured.

Seeing blood oozing profusely

from his inner palm

the female bird broke

into a wild scream, ‘oh my dear’

Forgetting the bitter moments

she got up

tore her shawl and with tears

flowing down her face  like a stream

tried to wipe away the

blood oozing out

like water springs

rising up in a well.

It was her mind

that bled for her beloved

it was the inner palm

and mind of the

male-bird that were bleeding with a guilty consciousness

haunting him.

Dreams of glass castles

are like that,

it could get shattered easily

on silly grounds.

Unfortunately, love-birds always build dream-castles

with glasses

with a foolish belief

that they won’t break

and fall into pieces ever.