Not Just Sex

It was not just muscles and desire,

It was not some miraculous 

Counseling class over properties and investment,

It was not slavery to each other commands,

It was not show off,

It was love and affection,

Redefining purity of bond blessed 

By a sacred thread,

It was sharing smiles even when you hardly project teeth line,

When I catch a glimpse of wrinkled hands of opposite genders supports each other,

While stepping into a car,  

While going to bath,

While searching for eyeglasses and medicines,

While holding hands in front of the almighty,

For the healthiness of life partner,

It was the chemistry of Indian married couple,

Which makes me awestruck and encourage my neck to bend for a blessing

From those old shivering hands,

Those wrinkles whisper

"Marriage means not just sex".