Waiting Room Poem by MJ Khalid

All of a sudden amid poor halogen light,
In a crowded waiting room she shot into my sight,
a huge distance of time had crawled in, created a gap
I saw her with a beautiful baby swinging in her lap,
Oh God.. I was flabbergasted

She had torn off all the pages
of our memories, togetherness, fantasies, promises
i felt like a bare pale leaf
blown away from the branches of tree all along,
within a few moments,

a huge darkness had seeked refuge into my inner estate,
Just then, a fast running train crossed the platform, and- what,
i felt as though my life had come to a halt.
she had left me all alone! in tears,
suddenly a loud voice touched my ears
Deedi (elder Sister) you took so much of time,
It was very difficult to handle the baby,
I shook my head with all wet eyes,
we saw each other twice,
amused, shocked, with a deep breath, concerned,
She called at once, looking at me, Hey, MJ,
I heard her voice after seasons had passed by.
That was the moment when i wanted to die-
with happiness,

Before the conversation could take place,
She along with her sister and baby rushed towards the roaring train
While holding the door handle of the compartment,
She looked back straight into my eyes
She had to go, she had no other choice,
with helpless smile and hope on her delighted face
Her silence spoke, yes, life is a race.
Before i could gather anything, like a robot
I waived my right hand into air and murmured Good bye,

The train moved further,
And i also got moved by her unconditional gesture,
She has gone, who knows for ever,
But i feel as if i am carefully holding the cart
of innocent dream into my lap of heart.
I have to move as the life moves further,
No one can live in the waiting room for ever...
But, what to do when life becomes a waiting room, my dear!