I Confess !!

Some set records, some got rewards
between loud sounds of cheers
I was last row spectator;
I confess!!

Proud smiles of winning faces,

Low sighs to keep one human

Aloof from everything;

I had a sighing smile

I confess!!!

Mountains have raised brows

Clouds are conspiring to burst

Will the winds like my little wings??

I am scared;

I confess!!

Mail-box is full of friendly texts

& Care waits for me at home

Still solitude is my akin

I confess!!

Yester striven the tussle

Tomorrow is sure of resurgence

Neither a “Princess” nor a “Queen”

I am what I am

I confess...

© Juhi Gupte

He too had a dark side

Knocked at my window

He mumbled; drove me out

Gleaming that evening was;

No one ever knew about

Quiet for a while, we stared

His “warmth” asked my plight

‘Dragged those stubborn rays; or

Faced some restless light?’

Blamed him for his betrayal

I sighed, nodded & replied;

“mine isn't luminous like yours,

life is dull and deprived”

Ah! Borrowed is my aura,

This glaze is wandering lie

Whole day I wane in pain

As any ‘fake’; ought to die!

Pleased, praised and celebratory

My waxing is rhymed & inked;

“Wish I could live all glory,

Resting in your lap”; he winked

Defaming our togetherness

Dawn will spilt us soon

Imbibe me, my “crazy” night

Calling it a “new” moon

Our hands gripped unknowingly

I thanked him for the ride

His silent scars confessed

He too had a dark side

© Juhi Gupte