Could I wait forever
Watching them drown
Holding in tight
Our smiles, our frowns
Pain sets in deep
Rises with the sun
Beams on the lips
Slides off the tongue
Days slip by nights
Edges blur with cries
Shadows dim and dig
The corners of my eyes
Mirror stands still
To the ravages of fear
That I untiringly wipe
With hope and with succor
Should I wait forever
Time will play my hand
Slipping past my fingers
Clouds, rivers, sands
– Akanksha Gupta
It’s never gleamed tears of sweet delight
Mess of scars beneath my dreams
Twilight draws curtains close
Darkness sweeps in at the seams
Mere memory of your canny smile
Chokes and charms the cheeks of time
Pink blush splutters graciously
Gold flecks more and more my eyes
My sanity spirals in and out
Churning oceans deep and wide
Yet tethered to my many blues
I feel no dread pull at the tide
- Akanksha Gupta
When you fall
When you rise
I can see it
In your eyes
Through the ups
Through the downs
In your smiles
And your frowns
Your eyes can’t hide
An anguish, a pain,
A soul so old
And tear-stained
That I’m forced
To look into them
And yet I –
I can’t divine
What goes on
Behind
Closed doors
Of your life
Yet I say
That you may
Believe that
Life is tough
Life is rough
And you can’t
Take in any more
It is enough
The truth is if life
Was all
Sunshine and happiness
You’d never know
Joy from sadness
You’d never treasure
The moments
Of sheer pleasure
For that’s when you know
That though
Life is tough
Life is rough
The inherent beauty of life
Can never be
Ever enough
~ Akanksha Gupta
The Pluming PoeTree 