Marriage Match

Scared of being
Ripped apart
by two
dissatisfied referees
I gave up,
my game of love

Though conscious
at the fatal count of ten
I pretended to lie
wasted

Resignation to Marriage

While walking down the aisle
my rose petal dreams
withered and
fell from my bouquet

On the broken alter
I put down my veil,
kissed a grey face
And vowed,

I will build my life
on the ruins of desire

Marriage (to Myself)

A long flowing gown,
a bouquet in hand
a crown of thorns
I walk down the aisle
in the ruins
of St Augustine's church
(In remembrance of a dream dreamt in
Goa)

Childhood

I gave up,
my childhood, and all that remains of it
In search of long grey pathways
of a successful life
(True to my
spirit- with love - N)

Self realisation

When I was with him,
Last night,
Self realisation dawned on me
Wrapped,
In a tight embrace,
I realised
I am what He is not
I slept,
A dry sleep