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Waiting

by M.Mohankumar

When all is well in love and suddenly, things take a different turn, a young bride is left waiting. M. Mohankumar pens a poem.

It happened when we were still
in the seventh heaven, the two of us,
refusing to come down to the earth.

How could mere inoffensive chaffing
take the turn it did? How is it that you
lost your usual cool and walked off

in a huff, leaving your young bride aghast?
Perhaps I should’ve reined myself in, but
I didn’t know the male ego is so easily hurt.

All through the afternoon, it rained,
making my heavy heart heavier still.
As the evening darkened into night,

all the lights went out. I lit a candle,
and sat by it, brooding. Then, I heard
a knock on the door, and ran down

the stairs, thinking that it must be you.
And I felt a rush of tenderness for you.
I wanted to kiss you smack on your lips.

As I opened the door, a gust of wind
blew out the candle. The rain had thinned
to a drizzle. I stood in the dark, listening

for your voice. A flash of lightning revealed
your absence. I’m waiting for your knock.
The candle has almost burnt itself out.

Mohankumar has published eight volumes of poetry in English, his latest collection being “Gleanings” which released in 2016. His poems have appeared in almost all reputed literary magazines in print in India. His first collection of short stories in English, ‘The Turning Point and Other Stories’ has been published by Authorspress, Delhi. Mohankumar retired as Chief secretary to Government of Kerala.
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