Longin in Pain...

Eternally, I thought, my eyes would shed these tear
tears that burned their paths down my cheeks
and drained me of love, I choked and could not speak

These tears were those of fear, of love, and of care
These tears are those of fear, of love, and of care

You watched me in my suffering and in my pain
and smiled in affected way, baring your teeth
swearing that you too hurt, only buried underneath your poise

Yet still my zeal continued to wane
For I began to doubt your feelings for me
I felt your bitterness, your resentment, and all above,
I felt your indifference, your unwillingness and all-above,
I resolved that these cold emotions did not entail the love
So before you declared with such vivacity
I broke from your hold, and finally I may see, you cry
when you see at long last, my eyes are now dry…”

With Love
Manish Mahajan