The Departed... Poem by Rituparna Choudhury

Once I woke up
from my deep sleep
and my heart ran fast,
to meet my love..
But alas,
i coudn't remember that,
my love has gone forever...
my love is the departed...

Though he is miles away
......somewhere...
below the sky
He seems to lie
just in the core of my heart...
It was the very day of
our first anniversary..
That he came to me
with a bouquet of red roses
and handing it to me,
said slowly,
'Dear, my heart refuses to say goodbye
But can't help myself....
Goodbye dear,
Goodbye forever....
He was going to
start a new life...

At that moment,
everything around me
seemed to be like a dead world....

Those very words of his
were like the pointed ends
of weapons...
as if they are
planning to slay me
Why on earth
had he changed his mind? ..
had he not promised me
to accompany me
in every step of life? ..
Had he not taken a lifelong oath
of our relation
to flourish each day? ...
he may not know
how much
I am suffering
at present......
and will do so forever...
But he does know
for sure,
that he will lead a life
full of agony
till his permanent sleep...