Shall I? Poem by Arti Chopra

Shall I whisper your name?
In the hope
You will come again....
Shall I pretend you are here?
Whispering sweet nothings
Into my ear
Should I strain my eyes?
over the worn stony path,
And pretend you are striding along
Towards me,
Shall I lay on the grass?
Where I lay, with my head on your chest
Listening to your heartbeats,
Which I thought beat only for me,
Shall I capture the butterfly?
which once you placed shyly on my hand,
Oh memories!
Do not taunt me,
Do not haunt me,
Just stay with me
To surface time and again
For I know now with all certainity
You will never return
You have left me with only pain