This is just a reciprocation to my poem 'Resilience, O! NO’, where the
wife desserts her distrustful husband.
“Have I done the right,” thought he,
“Have I heard her bewail painfully,
have I noticed her agony deep and
have I sensed her curse so strong?”
No, not; turned I and walked away,
heartless and sightless instead.
Doubtless couldn’t I be to trust her;
down words of hers fell into deaf ears.
Patience from me had absconded,
rage taking reign around in hand
painted scarlet on her spongy cheeks
that once had blushed in crimson.
Yet, she could withstand things all
for her precious darling, O! Mine too
to dismiss him from being an orphan half
and uphold status hers, as my better half.
The softness of slightest degree from me
might have sought stairs for us to rise;
spoiled the tranquil, my suspicion;
stayed she deadened to my action.
Tasted she bitters the most at my step,
the step of DNA-test for the son,
Packing her bags and picking up the dear,
Dashed she to her parents for solace.
This deadly loneliness will kill me
On a recap, look things very lucid;
Yes, you are guiltless, you are my honey,
And my little darling, you are my blood.”
fate of suspicious beings is to be always lonely...nice lines...
ReplyDeleteThank you,Sumana.
DeleteNot only does absence make the heart grow fonder, but it gives us time to see how we were to blame. You capture this well.
ReplyDeleteThank you,Susan.
DeleteA good absence, obviously.
ReplyDeleteThank you,Rosemary.
DeleteThis is quite a stirring tale.
ReplyDeleteThank you,Rosemary.
DeleteWell, what's a guy to do? Sometimes he just needs to ask for that DNA test ;-)
ReplyDeleteThank you,C.C.
DeleteOh what a tale you have told that is ever present today....I think my favorite lines were...
ReplyDelete'Softness of slightest degree from me
Might have sought stairs for us to rise;'
These could stand alone for any relationship that is damaged...it is but a bit of softness we give that can mean all the difference.
Thank you,Donna.
Deleteyes nice poem one needs to think before uttering anything whatever may be the situation but many times we forget it
ReplyDeleteThank you,sm.
ReplyDeleteYe tells well what will befall the eternally suspecting
ReplyDeleteThank you,Anil.
ReplyDeleteIn what should be a trusting relationship,if suspicion makes it entry and goes to unreasonable limits,walking out is sensible.
ReplyDeleteThank you,Partha.
ReplyDeleteSuspicion corrupts a relationship and if fuelled by doubt and jealousy, then of course there is no longer any reason to be together. Regret afterwards will not cure the anguish of absence...
ReplyDeleteThank you,Nicholas.
ReplyDeleteകൊള്ളാം നല്ല കവിത .ഇഷ്ടപെപ്ട്ടു.
ReplyDeleteകൊള്ളാം നല്ല കവിത .ഇഷ്ടപെപ്ട്ടു.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful. Think before you speak.
ReplyDeletethank you,SG.
ReplyDeleteVery moving post !
ReplyDeleteThank you,Sujatha.
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