Sucheta Sarwan

You came to me as surprising as the first monsoon rains,
I did not realise I could have another aspect to my life until you.
In many sorts, you were my first.
Everything seemed brighter with you around,
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We spoke like lovers,
A year and counting you said; laughingly.
We stood bare in front of each other,
Although we did not share the same bed,
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Oh trust, where art thou?
Thou, the reason I survive,
Oh trust, where art thou?
Thou, the reason I die,
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The reason behind a deep silence;
The reason behind being deaf;
The reason behind doing what I want;
The reason be it big or small;
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You do certain things for the people you love.
You always do that without any thoughts whatsoever!
What I do not comprehend in this,
Is why would you stop yourself to do things for yourself?
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You unraveled like a rose in the spring,
You came as fresh as a garland of daisies,
You surprised me like the morning dew,
I knew you existed, just not so close to my world,
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I promised myself to protect my heart from people like you,
I devoted myself to everything my head could think of,
But then you came along, unexpectantly.
And in my ignorance,
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Growing up, you were always around.
You take the human form of my conscience,
You hold me when I cry over heart breaks and failures,
Surprisingly, you have been there for me, more than I ever could imagine.
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The sky looks bluer
The nights look darker
The station looks plainer
The house looked greener
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A figure once obscene,
Shows himself without a wrinkle of sadness or repentance,
And smiles at me as if I were his own,
And takes away my last hope of light,
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A broken wing,
No one can mend,
A broken heart,
No one can fix,
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