Promised To Grow Old Together Poem by Jaishree Nair

Promised to walk the journey of life
Hand in hand;
But somewhere along the line
A crack appeared..
Unknown... Unnoticed....
Widened and deepened with time.

What went wrong?
A question strong!
Your overbearing attitude?
My compliant nature?
Accepting me as I'm
You could not.....

Changing for you I did.my love
Against my inner voice...
My identity faded and lost....
My mistakes-grave crimes....
Yours-mere trifles.

Never one to compromise
Never one to step down
Your will -your priority....
Dancing to your tunes-
I have always been.......
Caring for my wishes
You have never been....

Taking advantage has been your game;
Being gullible has been my pain....
You wanted life your way;
Mattered not my say...
You were reluctant to rejoice
in my small small gains..

Still by your side I stood;
Your other half....your staff...
You never shared your thoughts
It was death for me...
You knew.. But still...

Your silence and sulky moods;
Twisted a knife in my wound.
Slowly killing me deep inside..
You wanted me to be you
Never could I be...

I have given you my life..
Nothing more my own
Only the pain you lavish...
Tormented in the agony of hell
A desperate yearning to return to days by gone!

Remember our promise..
To grow old together...?
Stands broken mid way..
Missing those celebrations-laughters..
Those declarations-passionate
words of love...

Strangers under one roof...
Paddling to save from drowning
In the ocean of darkness...
Scrolling down the memory lane
Seeking moments rare and treasured...

To knot the thread of love
Hoping to tighten the bond
with time - the supreme healer!