Adieu..... Poem by Jaishree Nair

She felt herself slipping into the sweet lethargy of eternal oblivion
A full stop to life's turmoils....

Through half closed eyes she saw
her mother wringing her hands in helpless despair,
Maternal womb tormented with agony unbearable!

'Don't cry mother....'she wanted to shout.
My womb ruptured to abort my sperms of ashes volcanic...
Burning in its depth agony unbearable....
A martyr I had to be to prevent others being scorched..

I saw my other half standing in a corner-
in the cubicle.. A statue impassive...
His emotions unpredictable..
that renewed the scars of wounds old...

Painful to live together like strangers under a roof...
More painful the thought of living separated
An escape to a better world
The weaker side in me decided!

I had given you my life..you never realised...
And to prove it...I knew not how...
Your indifference to my presence
emptied the life in me..

I am leaving you behind...
My thwarted love I take with me!
I would have given the world to be in your arms.......
my weak heart still overflowing with love....

You are not chained to me any more..
You are free now - free from monogamy of domesticity
Free to fly with new dreams,
free to enjoy life as your heart desires...

My name reduced to dust..!