Desiderium

By Anushka Dey

If I don't wake up tomorrow 

The flowers won't change colour 

Bees would still hover 

Over them , the birds would still fly 

And embrace the infinite vastness of the sky 

Coffee would taste the same 

I won't be around to take a sip , what a shame 

The world would work with its same old break neck pace 

Because looking back at a fallen runner is luxury in this race 

For them the garden is still brightly shaded 

But you feel that all the colours have faded 

It is beautiful to it's admirers with or without a single flower 

The void in heart only yours and the unconcluded tale ours 

Who thought that eternity would be over in a breath 

And we will lose our forever to death 

But, when you think of me , please don't cry 

Our stories are too sweet to be remembered with a sigh 

Don't let tears blur your vision , or sorrow cloud your mind 

Don't be silly honey ! Grief turned you blind 

When the heady scent of wild jasmines fill the air 

Smelling just like you lovingly weaved them in my hair 

When you are in a car and our song plays 

You stay back till it ends like good ole days 

When you drop an old book and a note with familiar handwriting slips 

As you read it a smile tugs the corner of your lips 

When you read my favourite poems or prose 

Or pressed between pages of diary you find a dried rose

You will see how laced in those memories I have remained 

To live and love again and again

By Anushka Dey