Wednesday, 16 December 2009

Aks

Silently I wait
for you to give me a glance
I have waited forever
for this simple chance
you look at me appraising
was it a worthy gamble
as my lips quiver
you wonder am i too much to handle?
you pull back a little
and i hesitate
is this heading to the old dreaded fate?
but somehow you stop
..others havent..
you smile a little smile
put your hands on mine
my eyes lock into yours
and peace prevails in my heart and minds war

the butterflies in my tummy
the mist in my eyes
you look at me with love
you say 'you are mine'

the scars on the face you kiss
the double chin you miss
the patches you dont see
the imperfect nose, may not be
you see what i wanted someone to see
just anyone, anyone who would love me

i say thank you for the gift
you smile
I close my eyes

they come in, the ones who have taunted
i look at them expecting,
their approval i have always wanted
they look past you at me
wondering the reason for my glee
they ask who do i see
i look at you, the mirror
and together we answer
me

3 comments:

piru83 said...

As I told you on facebook this comment really is beautiful Surabhi, but you need to write more!

Mauro

Arnav Anjaria said...

ah well i was doing some research on Trinidad and your profile appeared, just visited it and found the link to this blog, wow, Aks is amazing and the beauty of the poem is that it has an aesthetic rhythm which makes it quite gripping, ive written a few poems but they have been political, asa student of politics, i really liked your work. do write more- arnav.anjaria@gmail.com

emotions under curfew said...

@Mauro: I wrote again! I hope you see it soon :)
@ Arnav: Thank you :)