I Wonder

By Shashwat Thakur

I wonder if you will look for me

When I wander in the streets of despondency.

I wonder if you will think of me

When I stay away from you and your stark reality.

There were times when you loved me

Or at least, you pretended that you did

But then the thread that joined us broke

And that was the end of your pretense

‘Cause love is neither pretense nor a lie

And you can’t fake it for a long time!

You never mustered the courage to rise

From those moments of utter misery

But you had the audacity to execute

All of your nefarious plans every time

To shame love and spread dejection

‘Cause you never understood love!

I wonder if you will care for me

When I am lost in the depths of melancholy.

I wonder if you will miss me

When I move away from you and your life silently.

By Shashwat Thakur