01092010-The One Who Went Away Poem by Rajesh Kumar

I would stand by window sills
My mind gathering storm, falling rain,
Thinking about you.

I would stare out of speeding trains,
Endlessly, as if the ever changing landscapes
would show me you.

I would fall silent
over phonelines and chats,
having heard or read something,
That reminded me of you.

I would stop in mid traffic
Or stupidly follow some girl on a scooty home,
Just because she had straightened her hair,
And looked Just like you.

I would doodle your name, draw your eyes,
Shade the lashes,
Even as my boss and other colleagues,
Ramble on.

I would kiss the chubby cheeks
Of terrorizing little tyrants,
Just because you loved,
Babies!

I would remember you in a sneeze, a breeze a pollen a grain.
In a flight a wink a fall,

You are all my pleasures,
So much of my pain.

When were you so close
That now it now feels; you are so far away?
Jan 1st-Week