by Sunaina Jain
Here I lounge against
the oak tree
blithe and blissed-out
listening to the orchestral rustling
of the ember-red and rust-gold leaves
as they celebrate their own fall,
floating and twirling in the airi
I have made peace with the bitter-sweet juice of life
I remember how
the false promises,
the slowly dying soft feelings of love
lacerated my once-sanguine heart.
He gave not the slightest hint
and the unexpected happened!
“I am going away from you. Don’t make much fuss.”
The words reverberated for long in my ears
I fell from the airy thinness of the sky
with a thud on the concrete ground
that ripped my being apart
Months passed by
in stupefying daze
until autumn set in
Yes! The autumnal mood
The letting go!
Blowing the steam off,
as I have learnt to meditate
enjoying the exhaled breath
feeling light!
I have demolished the fragile bridges behind me
What to look back at?
I have made a choice to move ahead!
Pain left me as I let go
of the baggage of past…
The music of autumn and the mood now
chime together!
