Monday 12 November 2012

"Your Dream and Mine"


The little mercies of life, are best acknowledged,
When they no longer remain,
The apparent greatness in the luxury to the eyes,
Nothing but a misjudgement in absolution, in vain

In the middle of all the merry-making,
Gala celebrations, and all the cheery laughter of the crowd,
Your wonderful company has become a dream,

But we will smile, and we will laugh,
As you would have wished for us in this time,
And also for we believe, that you’re around still,
in the hiding, dancing in the joyous moment,
Welcoming with us, my knight,
You wouldn’t disappoint, would you? J


Dad, I’m dreaming of you now, 
as I walk,
and I know the one that you dream, 
that I'd walk,

Take my hand in yours,
And walk me there; walk me to the aisle,
Walk me... to our dream!

Monday 5 November 2012

"Good fences, make Good neighbours"


Dear Significant Other,

It’s true that I love you, and I know that you love me too. But you and I weren’t meant to be joined at the hip no matter how much we think we love each other. Love doesn’t mean being together 24/7.
When we’re together, I have a wonderful time. However, you insist that you want to see me almost every day, and that’s just a bit too much for me. I appreciate the fact that you’ve gladly chosen to share each of your waking moments with me, but in return you’ve presumed that I would similarly cede in mine. I adore your company, but I need my space to dream, create and to experience my own boundaries.
Excuse me for the unexpected intervention in this beautiful journey of love that we’ve promised to pull up till the end. I only wished to break away from the mistaken notion of love to think, that love means trying to possess, or to own the one you love. Because while you grew on that misconception, and I continued to mis-service you, you took away my freedom to be an individual.
Recall the time, when we’d met. You were elated with my sense of individuality and my independence. You respected my schedules and timelines/deadlines but never asked for full reports, offered help but never imposed, shared secrets but never pestered, wiped my tears but never asked the reason behind, suggested a proposal but never insisted, gave me your telephone number but never called back on mine desperately, looking for my sign. 


You and I both were happy with the 'attention' that we willingly gave to each other, regardless of what we rendered to our families, peers, co-workers and colleagues. We weren't jealous, rather identified each other with the whole system to which each of us belonged, to the choices that we had made in the earlier past and to those that we continued making in the present, without any complaints.
Our journey up till now has been fantastic without any doubt, and I maintain that I couldn’t have been happier. But believe me when I tell you, it’s heartbreaking for both of us, that while you thought you gave me everything possible in the relationship, it still lacked fulfillment. I guess because in return you took away what was mine – my personal space.

And before you could ask me the conspicuous question - I’ll answer it beforehand – No. It’s not true that I no longer care for you. In fact, there’s nothing wrong with our relationship, at least not right now – But only if you could shed your fears and care enough to really understand what I mean when I say,
“I want to miss you”

Lovingly yours (Pun intended)