Damocles’ Sword

March 14, 2008 by Usha Pisharody 2 Comments

Am I that sword
that hangs over you?

Aghast, you wonder that
I dare to ask!

Ah, but I wonder too-
Did you ever know I think?

And think, so deep and long,
Ponder, vitiate, then surrender.

Sometimes to you.
Sometimes to my thoughts.

Which brings me to
the moot point –

I am that sword, aren’t I?
That destroys your peace of mind?

Because neither of us
Can ever move out –

Of each other.

Usha, 7 August, ’07