The Touch In Need.. Poem by Veeraiyah Subbulakshmi

I need a small space,
The wonderful place,
To lean on your shoulder,
When my mood requires,
Either I am sad or ecstatic,
I need that small place,
That is left on your hands,
To hold me tightly in love,
To assure me to stand still,
When the storms of life,
Try to uproot my feet,
Not let me roam as wanderer,
Aimlessly with the wind,
I need the tiny place,
That is emotion conditioned,
With the thermostat of its own,
The Indian koel may sing,
The heart out in the evening,
And even at night, having,
Boiling minds to steam,
The space I need is not with me,
It is with you, in your heart and body.
And the space you need, not with you,
It is with me to keep you safe beside me.