A Child's Prattle-4 Poem by Indira Renganathan

When I was waiting for you
In utter haste, you delayed

Helplessly left my heart lone
Restlessly muttered jittering
'You cheated me Krishna..
You cheated me Krishna
After feasting on a series
Of all that you crave for
Hosted by me
You cheated, you cheated'

'Graaaann...' rightly you entered.
'Why's that self prattling now'
You asked.I scowled..

'Is it this, your way of favouring
Why, why you took away my Love
Leaving me forlorn and alone
A series of loss and now my Love
Leaving me forlorn and alone'

You paused my howling
With your tender hug
'Gran...' you wiped my tears
'Isn't your Love my love too..? '
At once you vanished...

How can it be...?
'Your Love my love'
My vacillating dilemma
Haunting me timelessly