Dec 24, 2015

The Parting Kiss...

We couldn't face 
each other in the eye,
for thousands of emotions
galored!
The journey of what seemed life-long
nearing a goodbye
so difficult to accept, 
so difficult to move on.

Holding hands
Grabbing hugs
all we did with an eye on the clock!
Love when confined to the
tick-tock
kills the heart
swifter than a sword's edge.

Ah! the unfortunate moment
arrives,
but we still question 
"how do we arrive?"
how to let go ,
how to end all the helplessness
how to bid farewell
for we don't know the future!

Will the touch and the glimpses
be back?
Will the sharing and laughing
be our very own again?
...
answerless we stand
hugging the souls tight
till
the parting kiss separated us!

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PS: Written for this speaking image provided by Magpie Tales- Mag 299



12 comments:

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    1. Thanks Sandra. Nice to have a new visitor :)

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  2. Why do love and loss always seem to hand and hand. I wish we could change that!

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    1. Yes Kathleen...I wish the same. Thanks for dropping by.

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  3. Hmm, lovely last verse, spoke to my heart :).

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  4. love can be this way- nicely done!

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    1. I am happy if someone relates to what I write. Thanks for letting me know Kathe W.

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  5. Lovely Shaifali..it encompassed a sea of emotions, the parting emotions in few simple words.

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    1. Thanks Ekta :-)
      Yes, I think in parting grief, simple words often say a lot.

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  6. I loved your take on the prompt. Poignantly beautiful <3

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