Tag: poemblog

When all is said and done

Published on by Harpreet ChhachhiaLeave a comment

I have nothing left to write or to say;
The days saunter past secluded and dull;
And seasons filter with no fruitful stay,
Covering the wizened mind with a lull.
Love is all duty: all succinct and right,
It is almost clinical and pristine,
Like some haloed saint standing within light;
Who is correct, kind, practical and clean.
Outward, my life gleams and I look the part;
I cast envy. They say, I have it all…
If only they could see the heavy heart
And the scabbed knees after every fall.
I’m tired; seen so much; I have had my run
I’ve paid my dues; I am sated; I’m done.

Old Song

Published on by Harpreet ChhachhiaLeave a comment

I heard an old song
Sing its pain;
It reminded me
Of us again.

Old songs do that:
Sifting their tune,
Cradled on lost stars
And a forgotten moon.

The words aren’t the same:
They are rusty hooks
And dried old flowers
In dusty books.

It always befalls
That the singer is me;
And what we were
Becomes his melody.

It’s three minutes
Of our past;
Yet, it’s these three
That will last.

Undying

Published on by Harpreet ChhachhiaLeave a comment

You said you wouldn’t leave;
You promised me lies;
You said many things
Like “love never dies”;

You spoke; and I believed;
I was a fool; a fool am I;
I lived to own truth
And prove love can never die.