Minutes and Moments
Precious and prevailing
Dares me to steal from you
At least a second from each
To relish an hour in paradise
And turn a single day with you
Into a memory for life…
But it remains a wish….!

No one knows your pain.
No one truly understands
What you go through!
Some claim to know your heart
But no, they never do!
They don’t even know how it beats
How it breaks
How it simply exists!!

They say they’re there-
Always and forever!
To calm your mind
To ease your thoughts!!
But they are the ones
Who bring in more pain
Than you ever had.
You’re left to carry it alone
While they turn away !!

And in the end, it is only you
Left behind…With your sorrows
And with your pain
Just doubled!!!

The more I try to move away from you
The more I'm pulled towards you.
What is this gravitational force?
Is it the hand of the mighty almighty—
Guiding me, shielding me through you?
Or teaching me lessons I’m meant to learn?

But for how long will there be this hold?
When will this force leave me and go?
It’s both bitter and sweet…
And a bit worrisome!
will it end in a fall?
To the ground - wounded?
Or will I rise steady and strong?

Will these few days of the hold
Be all I get to cherish?
In exchange for a lifetime of anguish
That, your presence destined to bring?

Who holds the answer?
is it you, ..or the powerful Almighty?

"Miss you"— not just a phrase
But a flood of emotions
Felt by an aching mind
That deeply misses
Your very presence…
Let alone you understand it
It is a hard fact and the very truth..!!

Only the eyes can heal the mind
Allowing the clouds to rain.
Feels good to enjoy the rain…
Along with the stinging pain…
When will the rain recede?
that the pain can ease…!!
Anyway, thanks to you…
For the pain and the rain…
And hopefully, for the clearer me…!!

Why is it that you—
Seconds, minutes, hours—
Rush ahead so fast
When I’m at work passionately?
Or when my love is near?

And why do you stretch
To miles and miles apart
Drifting like a shadow
When he is far from me
And as I sit bored?

Are you playing tricks?
Toying with my heart
And my passion?
Or are you simply teasing
Both of us apart?

Scorching summer blaze so bright
With the sun fierce from morning to night
Makes me long for winter’s embrace
When the snowflakes dance in grace ..

A world wrapped soft in shimmering white
Sweaters warm, gloves snug and tight
And the walks through snow- step after step
Leaving footprints fleeting and light ..

Again and again, like a child at play,
Enjoying the game until winter’s farewell
Yet with each step, I reach for you—
To hold my hand-  not just for comfort..
But should I slip, or should I fall
so please be ready…. to catch it all !!