Nothing But Time! Poem by Umasree Raghunath

A decade ago, when he was alone
He found me to rejoice and reborn
When he had no great job to do
He had all time to focus and go true
With no big money to cheer up
His family showed no bigger care
He was unhappy and alone
When he first came in my life
He was desperate and sad
And with all his people mad
We together had nothing in common
But a strong bonding to hold on
A sinciere thought of togetherness
And a genuine concern of real bliss
Together we had been for years on
Sharing tragedies and trauma upon
Making adversities as milestones
And every fall as an opportunity to rise

Years went on with sinicere efforts
Focus made us struggle than imagination
People came in and went out of our lives
But we both stayed together in tact
Sooner, the crops of the seeds we swon
Started to grow green in our lawns
Came in the materialistic fortunes
With that all the people were found
Family became more willing to care
And people started to him being fair
He started to climb the corporate ladder
Making me proud every moment to cheer
Slowly the so called aims of life achieved
And the success became a contagious disease
Craving for more laurels became a routine
Spouses and kids showed more ownership
Somewhere in this journey called life
I got lost in between, not knowing it happening
The distances started to widenning
No more he runs to my arms in need
Nor shares his thoughts and any deeds


The art of selfless giving proved
That I am the one to be mourned
When I had given up my own selfish life
In the name of an unexisting relationship
I found nothing but a bigger vaccum in my life
Neither him nor the alternative options I had
Very soon he will go away from being even a friend
For he has no time or thought of someone kind
Now that life gave him the turns he wanted
People will not leave him alone anymore
Glad that it happened atleast, for his spouse
Shows an unending care, and hope its for him
And not for his materialistic successes alone
I know he will not come back to me
As long as things go fine and great with him
That's ok, for the pain is just for me within
As long as he is happy and going, I am fine
Tears sometimes roll down uncontrolled
Thoughts haunt me to sleepless nights
I wake up with weird daunting thoughts
Of being alone and desperate in life again!