A Lonely Journey back

And he walked thru’ the mist

Towards my waiting arms

A shadow on his face

And doubt on my mind

Not the same he was as I had known him

Creases crowded my forehead

But placid was his face

Long did I wait for him to respond to the embrace

Long did I wait fruitlessly

Withdraw I did my embrace

He had come… surely

Without any doubt... as I had thought he would

Alas... but not as to fill the void n vast chasm in my life

But to leave me alone with my shadow in that sleepless night

So silent was the night that even breaking of my heart could be heard

After few moments that felt like eternity I saw his shadow disappear in the dark

I waited there… silently

With crushed heart n shattered soul

With burden of realization on my mind and shoulders

I then started my journey back

Into the shadows and darkness

Where even my own shadow forsakes me

Where utter loneliness and void envelopes a yearning heart....

[PS: This poem is written for a friend of mine who suffered heart ache, it is an effort to verbalize her pain. I hope you like it]