Shalini Samuel writes

The antidote to sadness

I 
As he stands alone on an empty terrace
The wind swooshes by
Inflating his hollow heart
A minute passes by
Again another wind
This one from the west
A fiercer one in the recent past
Deflates his hollow heart
His hand tries to be a veil
Yet it punctures his face
Smile undresses revealing the frown
Upset, tired, he sits on the floor
Every time the wind blows
The empty terrace haunts him

He wished her to be the breeze
That would caress his heart
Did he carve her with his finest chisel
Did he ever care to beautify her beauty
She wants him to love her, crave her
She wants his attention and respect
She is his most beautiful ladylove
The most sensible and the most caring girl
A little imbalance makes her restless
Once disturbed, she might disturb him for life
Her vengeance is the most dreadful poison
She is the best when she is sweet
She is the worst when she is unsettled
Did he love her? Why is she killing him?

II
Oh dear, who is she, he asks himself?
Lost in scary past, he cares her not
Yet she pierces his mind, engulfing every broken bone
His tears do move her a little
She goes to him again as his first kiss
His first day at office, his first child
Bringing a smile on his dead face

Recognizing her real heart, he begs her
Sweet memory, reside with me forever
Dear never think of turning my life bitter
You are the one I desire to be with
You are a million smiles I see in the world
In my solace and in my best days,
You are my companion,don't abandon me, oh love
He cries for her love and for her grace
Oh love... leave me not
Come into my heart, enter my home in tears
Wipe away the trauma, be the angel of change

III
Will she enter into his life again?
Let us not be a loser like him
Gather sweet memories like a bee
Gather sweetness from flowers of Neem too
Better late than never
Let your life be a honeycomb without a tinge of bitterness.
Come, let us create sweet moments
For they would become sweet memories
And the best antidote for sadness

--Amira Mimi