She was Always at
the back of his mind.
Her sweet little face
gentle and kind.
He would hear her laughter
when he tried to unwind
Which would smoothen and soften
the troubles that lined,
His life. As they Promised. Forever.
She was Always running
in his thoughts all day.
Everything would remind him
Of something she would say.
He would feel her satin hair
in the dark night when he lay
Which slowly caressed
all that darkness away.
Yes, she would stay. As they Promised. Forever.
Then just two years later
he found someone else,
like finding a rare pearl when
he was happy with the shells.
And the joy he felt,
as he happily tells
Was like finding a clear fountain
After digging a thousand wells.
But what happened of the promises
he had kept all this while?
The ones he held so close
now distanced a couple of miles
Had he not let them go,
Would he have felt the smiles?
That were now collecting within him.
Probably to Last. Forever.
So often we say 'Always'
Stopping to think never
that this, too, shall pass.
How forever is forever?
Nothing is eternal.
Everything has an end.
There is no 'forever'
No 'always'.There are turns and bends.
As he pulled his joy closer
And held his pearl tight,
He said, "Nothing lasts forever..
But I promise I would fight
All your troubles, all your pain
which lies within my sight,
And I promise that in togetherness,
I will be your glistening light,
And I hope and pray -
That our bright day -
Doesn't see the dark of the night."
The moonlight scattered around them,
A silvery shadow cast.
Yes, he made a promise.
But a promise that would last.
