The Hearltess Angel


He arrived
Like the first ray of a spring morning’s sun
Quiet yet ambitious
Hoping to light the world
He did hers – with his brilliant thoughts
He – the unaware genius

He made his way into her life
Like the fresh drops of a monsoon shower
Seasonal yet persistent
Quenching the thirst of a parched earth
He revived her life – with his constant company
He – the unwilling saviour

He warned of his departure
Like autumn’s shedding leaves
Slow yet certain
A reminder of empty days and lonely nights
He unravelled her hopes, undid the good
He – the heartless angel

And, now like the cool winds of winter
He moves noiselessly, stealing warmth
His icy coolness leaves her tears frozen
And she is stranded on the verge, the brink
Wanting desperately to summon emotion but unable
He – the unlikely friend

But, he will stay
Like the distant star in the velvet night sky
Aloof yet brightly shining
A glimmer of hope for a weary traveller
He – the reluctant memory

A Lifetime...


She stares without seeing,
Looking back at me with unblinking eyes,
That tell secrets wordlessly speaking,
Of trapped ambition or severed ties

Forlorn she stands - unsmiling and speechless
Her lips so arid as laughter has withered away
For a fleeting moment her eyes lose their emptiness
Filled with a fond memory of a forgotten friend or a sunny day

Lonely she stands singular and stoic
Her rigid limbs unmoving, frozen
Even as crowds move around her - thick and quick
Betraying the remnants of arrogance, confidence that once was brazen

Staring back at her – I am trapped in a timeless vacuum –
Face of regret, body of unexpected defeat, aura of gloom
And it is like looking into an eerie mirror
Prophesising a reality far from dreams, of a remorseful future

And I open my eyes
To see the miracle in each second
As the repressed secrets buried in them
Flow like tears down my cheek
I free my ears to catch the beats of life
And the sudden surge of energy
Finds release in the tapping of my feet
My lips twitch upwards in a reluctant smile
As my resolve grows stronger -
What will be, will be
But it won't be from of a lack of trying...