As She Waits For Him !!!

""" .... with glassy eyes ;

she stared deep into the horizon ;

brows forrowed with expectation

and exhaustion ;

a mind filled with mist

and confusion ;

she looked at the sea

and beyond ;

no sign of a sail ;

no sign of a ship ;

memories still young ;

those thoughts and hopes to which

she desperately clung

to ;

the mark of the wedding ring

still fresh on her finger ;

she continued to look

at the sea

searching for signs of

him and love ;

Her mind casts back to times

when dunes and sands ;

meant beaches and fun

and not blood and guns ;

The sun shined on her face ;

as his touch lingered on her ;

she earned for more

as laughter echoed ;

she looked up to see a

bright and smiling face

which promised more ;

a future

a life

happiness and more ;

But , then the letter arrived

as the clarions called for him ;

Happiness wavered

and flickered ;

like a candle wick out of

length ;

as gloom descended on her

she remembered

his final touch ;

his final kiss ;

as he turned around

and waved ;

her ring felt heavier by

the second ;

CRACK !!!

A twig had fallen

from a nearby tree ;

enough to force her

out of her reverie ;

She looked around

and wiped those misty eyes ;

and cast their gaze

on the seas

and the horizon beyond ;

her heart earning

and beating for him ;

as she waited for him ... """

This piece of writing is heavily inspired by Meena Kandasamy's collection of poems " POINT BLANK " .