The Tint of my Life is Fading

Sheela Iyer posted under PenMuse-38 Poetry on 2022-02-11



It was during the tender age of sixteen, I fell in love with you And, whenever our eyes met, My heart always skipped a beat.  When you gently tugged my hand into yours, I blushed but, it went unnoticed. How I wished to stay in your heart, Like the caged birds But, alas, we were not on the same page. I didn’t want to ruin our friendship, So never confessed and told you how I felt Look, time slipped away from my hands. Today I am in my sixty’s and, Leading a lone life in a cosy home. Instead of sleep am accompanied by loneliness And the tint of my existence slowly fading. I know we have parted ways long back, But there is a fragile hope of  meeting you one day before I depart.   Penmancy gets a small share of every purchase you make through these links, and every little helps us continue bringing you the reads you love!