Short Lived

By Tapashi Choudhury

A distance from my feet,

I see a bunch of cherry trees.

The same trees filled with flowers

Not too long ago..

But alas! The petals are all scattered

Like shattered pieces of dreams..

Dreams that put together make a beautiful story

Dreams that are too good to be true.

The same cherry trees that brought smiles on faces

Are being faded away

Bringing tears on faces.

Oh! How much more beautiful a farewell can be?

This story ended with a beautiful chapter on goodbyes

Perhaps the longer it continued the more tragic everything would be

Perhaps beautiful things are meant to be shortlived

Perhaps, my love was just a cherry flower

Meant to bloom only till spring.

By Tapashi Choudhury