Desperate Urges......... Poem by lalitha iyer

The parting moment
the hands want to squeeze
the warmth to share
like a gentle breeze
the lips want to kiss
marking the moment of miss
like a whispering leaf
in the wilderness in grief
to express its lonely hours
to come and to come and to come
saving the present
and shaving off the brutal future
securing the right to excuse
other interruptions
the Saga of tales
storied into the looks
confirming, consoling, comforting
catching up with, contorting into forms
dipping into emotions endless
when they parted
we saw the pain
and disdain
written in her cheeks stained
as she waved
her fragile breasts caved
into her sobbing chest
her aching wish
writhed to push her flesh
into motions contrary
to what normal leg could carry....

could you, would you, should you
all questions stilled
in the fixed stare
gazing with disbelief
the separating second stunns
mobility of life
and ability to reason
stopping with the sinking looks
storming with an urging beg
desperate lips part in disbelief
silenced letters choking in grief........