THE SEPARATION

Darkened skies, rain-scented air

I sit at the window and reminisce the time

When we rushed outside, forgetting all pains

And drenched our hearts and souls in the rain

But today, I have shut all windows.

Not even a drop should enter.

For if rains come and ask for you

I will not be able to answer.

 

Come and feel the breath of the sea!

The waves shyly embrace the shore

And then revert, as if overcome with shame

In the sea, I see, the two of us

Walking hand in hand, on the sun-kissed sand

I bend to look closely. And then immediately run away.

For if waves come and ask for you

I will not be able to answer.

 

The season is autumn. The leaves have yellowed.

Do you remember when we wrote

Our names on the fallen leaves

And set them sail in the water...

I saw a fallen leaf, near the door, today.

I took a broom and brushed it away.

But if more leaves come to bid you their final goodbye

I will not be able to answer.

 

I know you always admired the stars

We had planned to explore them together

But you betrayed me and went alone.

I turned away the rain, the sea, the leaves today

But if they come again tomorrow and ask for you

I will not be able to answer.