Vestigial Love

by Dr. Jaipal Singh

I you so wish
You can take away all,
What is mine.
Knowledge earned over years,
Identity of sheer hard work,
Social status today I enjoy,
Then there is always some
Amount of wealth and fortune.

But please don't ever ask
To share my memories and pain,
Which are not mine.
I am just a trustee.
It's the vestigial love
Of a short but intense fairy-tale
Which on departure, she left behind
And I had to live with it
In my memories as endless pain.

01-Apr-2012

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Comments on this Poem

You are so kind and generous, Dr Kumarendra.
It's a paradox! Otherwise I sincerely believe, a pain is personal and we should spread love, peace and joy.

jairathore
04-Apr-2012 00:42 AM

Rupradha ji, good people, like you, make ordinary an extraordinary thing.

jairathore
04-Apr-2012 00:38 AM

Very sensitive composition, Jaipal ji. Not only you have tears in your eyes, you cloud each reader's eyes. Lovely.

Kumarendra Mallick
03-Apr-2012 10:08 AM

an extraordinary poem!!

Rupradha
03-Apr-2012 01:07 AM