Her Other Half

We talk like strangers
Unwilling to laugh
Unable to cry
Like two shells remembering
The sound of a sea
Buried deep
Somewhere
In fissures of our bone…
Yours too my love?
Or of mine alone?

I was wrong to dream, wasn’t I?
Wrong to feel
Wrong to hope
A fool who thought her happiness starts
At the end of his joke
O Pagliacci, Pagliacci
Thou story of my life
Why didn’t you laugh and say:
It’s the heart which pierced the knife

Bye now, it’s late
And I have old wounds to tear
Like promises to make love
Or I wish you were here
The night is still young
Do not waste it on me
You had my life once
But you never stopped to see

Comments

4 responses to “Her Other Half”

  1. Aaeedah Avatar

    Love how raw the writing is; that’s how must a heartbreak feel like. The readers can feel the poet’s torment. It’s pure, it’s universal yet written in a style that only belongs to you. (A departure from your stoic style of writing, I see.)
    I am inspired.

    1. TheHumanAnvil Avatar

      Thank you very much for all the compliments πŸ™πŸ» Glad you understood and liked the poem. πŸ˜… And yes, it is indeed written in a style a bit alien to my usual self but it was not a conscious choice.

  2. singhpiyush6089 Avatar

    Beautifully expressed…

    1. TheHumanAnvil Avatar

      Thank You, Piyush. Glad you appreciate itπŸ™πŸ™πŸ™

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