Nine Seven Eight!

By Shashwat Thakur

Nine seven eight-

I hope you remember the date.

Teary eyes,

Broken ties,

Dwindling love

And deeper gorge-

Burnt my heart and left a scorch.

Waves of hatred washed away

Our sandcastle of love;

Washed away our friendship,

Washed away all hopes of reunion.

I didn't understand how the story started;

I didn't understand how the story ended.

I have passed all those difficult days-

Remembering old faces,

Finding few new ones;

Embracing the one who embraces

And leaving behind all who didn't care.

So now know that I'll go

And then I'll get to grow.

I got tired of all pretenders;

Still believing that I was born to do wonders,

I held my head high in the river

'Cause I was and I am the believer.

I swam towards the shore

And guess what- God opened another door!

Nine seven eight-

I hope you remember the date.

By Shashwat Thakur