Imperfect Encounter

By Kartik Gupta

And I look back on that day, when you first saw me I think it was who I was with, yes that was the key. And I found it hard, I found it hard to breathe I think it was the stare, yes that did it for me. And it was a weird night, an unusual place to be 'Love the place', said I, 'Totally', said she. And in that moment, it was all I could see Seemed like a scene, straight out of a movie.

And so we sat, drinking my assam tea You wanted black coffee, but I didn't agree. And we talked, we talked of bird and bee Surely the wrong time to put forth my plea. And I was a fool, in more ways than one Losing what I had, and ending up with none. Should have kept shut, but I blocked out the sun The man who knew too much, but felt like an empty gun.

By Kartik Gupta