I still remember the question
A question,
Crucial to my life
My life depended upon
Your answer to that question
But you had turned away
From me
And kept playing with end of your hair
Kept looking at your toes…
So,
I waited
For your answer
For my life to flow…
I waited some more
I waited for you to turn towards me
Waited for you to stop biting your nails
Playing with your hair,
I waited for you to stop staring at your toes
And look at me
I desperately waited for your lips to part
And say something…
This eternal wait
Has been, years long
I lived an entire life
With you
In a flash dream
But it could not be
That you turned towards me
Stopped biting your nails
Stopped staring at your toes
Years went by
Waiting for your lips to quiver
And let me know the answer…
Far away under that tree
Covered with a layer of flowers
There seem to be two shadows
Lying side by side
If you notice closely
They are two graves
One, of my question
Another… of your answer
