Love & Loved Ones Poem by Amit Biswas

My count of days are gone,
I don't know the hour of the day,
I am answerable to none,
No one depends on me,

Neither have I anyone to depend on,
All my responsibility is mine alone,
No one is looking forward for my cookings,
No one to serve the dishes I cook,

Responsibility, I have shirked,
I was scared, I was prevented,
I looked for approvals, knew never to come,
This home is not mine,

Can't invite whom I love,
Because I have other loved ones,
Is love so restrictive?
Such possessiveness, do we call love at all?

I want to be free,
Need my freedom to care,
I don't want to be judged,
I am confident of my own judgement.

I am guilty, punish me please,
I need be free of my guilt,
I want to be normal again,
My love deserves to be free.

I am lost in the labyrinth of loneliness,
Please talk to me, I need you to,
Come back to me, it's been long,
I want to be loved again.