If Only... Poem by Shreej k.c

If Only...



If only I were only me,
I would ignite the spark
that lit your eyes,
not that I feared raging inferno.
If only I were only me,
I would sit at edge and wait as long as
you take to kiss your dreams and passion
and finally return to share if they were
as orgastic; to return and say,
'I should have asked you to accompany'.

If only I were only me...
but I am not the only me.

I am the fear and tear she sheds
I am the faith and hope he invests
I am the querulous look they deplore
I am the fathomless abyss few pester to explore.
Moreover, I am the tint of hesitation condensed
beneath your sparkling eyes, the reluctance I sensed
that renamed the moonlight tryst into the
false rendezvous, that called-for my unease
and your release and I released...ever wishing
if only your memories could leave me alone too.

Tuesday, February 14, 2017
Topic(s) of this poem: rendezvous
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As I was going through pages today, I was quite surprised to discover something I had managed to scribble some day (may be subconsciously!) because I have never liked the phrase 'if only', the very impalpable, non-existent alley it pulls into.I might never know if decisions shape destiny or destiny dictates decisions but I know that there is no point on showing remorse over the decisions we have already made under a certain circumstance, based on our knowledge and maturity at that point of time. After all, the series of decision making never end till we decide to give up breathing- small or big, good or bad, reckless or thoughtful or the decision of remaining indecisive alone.
Well I don't remember if I intended to show remorse when I started the poem with 'if only'. May be I would have finished it in a different way 'if only' I had decided to finish it then..nevertheless, here it is.
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