Turn

Now that you know you can't run away,
Now that tranquility has overpowered you,
And made you senile, can you still afford to turn away?
Do you think it is still worth throwing the tantrums you did when you were young,
Do you think it was right on your part to separate from my dream and senses,
Now that you know so much about life, and the challenges it present,
Can you still hide your face in the shadows of a leaf?

Remember the day you walked upto me,
Just to say, you had to leave,
That the time has come to an end
And between you and me, there is just a void,
Of anger, sacrifice and hatred,
Did you not think ever of the love that we shared,
And the dream we nourished together for a life beyond the sea?

We have walked the graveled path so many times,
Lost in the air heavy with the fragrance of Kamini,
A few days before the Puja,
Was it all just for a show, or for me to compose this adolescent poem at a ripe old age?

Today the wall has fallen apart,
And the stars have hidden themselves behind the cloudlines
Just as you did....those many years ago,
Leaving behind a void,
Of anger, sorrow and.........Love !!