There at one corner I sat,
eyes puffed, head bowed, heart scratched.
The walls stood still, silent and immobile.
White as snow, covering all that we shared.
The world paced outside,
unaware of the storm liable for my devastation.
No one will come. No one will know the truth,
The reason of our separation.
I saw you claiming your belongings,
heaping them in your knapsack.
One thing you denied to include,
it was me that it lacked.
Leisure, trust, companionship
was all our bond had.
Degenerated by time, it now has,
acquisitions and forlorn sounds of slaps.
Watching you move away
willing never to turn back, abate me.
I thought we were one. Your absence,
will turn me into a rootless tree.
The clock did its chore,
ticking the moments, plotting to take you away.
Life would be meaningless, a pure waste.
I wish, I would have said.
My eyes tracked your movements,
frantic for your attention.
One contact is all they plea,
to amend whatever has happened.
The mirror on those pale walls,
reflects your transient presence.
We decided to leave together,
you said our union was crafted in heavens.
The pain in me is mounting,
engulfing me, it now shows its effects.
Invading my mind, choking my throat,
I may not survive, I say so, I confess.
Tired of futile attempts to win you back,
I retire. My eyes are fatigued, filled with tears,
look at them, look at the ones,
you once admired.
Charred by sadness, scorched by your departure,
I stand lifeless, watching you move farther.
I won’t stop you from leaving,
waiting for you to return and a conviction in my ardor.
