Wallowing in time…
That brings back breaths
Of aeons past-
You prompt. You jolt.
I realize. And regret.
At the brilliant needlepoint
Of pain, accrued, in blue,
Sometimes red.
Bled cold with each pin-prick
In crafting this
Unforgiving image of my undoing,
If only there was time
To go back, before
Meeting unnamed destinies-
Time to undo that intricate
Weave, and weft, and warp
Of pain-
Undo, thread by painful
Thread, all my inconsistenties
My selfishnesses, thrust upon you-
A reprieve- at least, this day
I glimpse anew, that design
Of regret-
Knowing, absorbing,
Seeking and receiving
Your forgiveness.
Framed in acceptance,
Kept aside, with quietude-
Only to peek, when again
I may falter…
To guide, when I may lose
Myself, yet again,
Subjugated by insidious
Webs of duties that tie me down.
To seek strength, knowing
That I shall not, again,
Craft, of myself, another such
Mosaic of regret and pain.
25 September, 2011
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September 25, 2011 at 11:14 am
This is a test comment. :)!
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September 25, 2011 at 11:28 am
Here I am at last 🙂 Usha, I loved 'In retrospect' “If only there was timeTo go back, beforeMeeting unnamed destinies-Time to undo that intricateWeave, and weft, and warpOf pain-“Every line is beautiful. But I liked these a little more.
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September 25, 2011 at 11:58 am
thank you so very much, shail, though you really did not have to, having already told me ! 🙂 but am glad you did too… 😀 for you give redemption to yet another ramble here!
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September 26, 2011 at 4:08 pm
What we do seriously lackare perhaps eyes at the backthen we could tighten things that are slackcorrect course and move to right trackand at life have a fresh new crack.
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September 26, 2011 at 5:29 pm
Thank you Govind. Pertinent observation. Comes with th statutory 'If only……' !
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October 3, 2011 at 5:42 am
Wonderful lines……When one goes into time, one surely realizes how one has come of age……I do, atleast!
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October 5, 2011 at 1:43 pm
Thank you Rakesh. Ah yes! The realizations!
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