Tuesday, August 05, 2008

Two emotions

It was a Thursday.
You were coming back.
I had covered my injuries.
Worn a shirt to conceal my wounds.
And I waited patiently,
Waited, and waited, and waited.
Longing, dreaming.
Ignoring the pain.

Then I saw you.
Tingle up my spine, I sighed.
Ecstasy colored my face
Like a child finding their favorite sweets.
And you smiled.
It was but for an instant
But in it, I saw
The reflections of a lifetime ahead.
And I knew we were one.


It was a Thursday.
You were coming back.
I had covered my injuries.
Worn a mask to conceal my feelings.
And I waited, confused,
Waited, and waited, and waited.
Chewing my lower lip nervously.
Ignoring the pain.

Then I saw you.
Tingle up my spine, I sighed.
Agony shadowed my face
Like a leper dying in the desert.
And you smiled.
It was but for an instant
But in it, I saw
The reflections of a lifetime ahead.
And I knew it was all over.


Funny how a simple smile
Can express so contrasting
Two emotions.

2 comments:

Blunt said...

happens all the time and the quirky fact never forgets to perplex.

Koi nahi sher

Envie said...

How do you do it? How do you write so well?

Love the concept of two sides to the same smile!