Never running away from you is written based on the concept of an husband and a wife both of them aged.The aged love that reflects when his wife is sick.The husband could not see his wife being sick and in pain. But he too is aged.He dreams to run away from the responsibity...he dreams...he imagines....he writes...he understands
Oh love,I try to run away from you
Unable to see you cry and laying in bed
But whatever I do, I come running back to you
Its life I have to face , after all we are aged
I am here standing looking at your wrinkled face
My God ,you have changed and you needed me a lot
If I had left you ,the love I had for you would be a disgrace
So I am here and will be there ever though you want me or not
I could remember the stories you used to tell
Of the angels and the demons ,the good and the bad
I can recollect your prayers for me when I am unwell
And the days we spend together though happy or sad
You are the one who made me whole again
You are the one who taught me how to love and to forgive
Please dont leave me , the thinking itself ,it pains
You are the one for whom I have some reasons to live
I pray and wait for the day when you will be well
For this relationship of us is great and is more than love
I heared someone saying that they have seen an Angel
I thought ,"Yes, She is my wife and I am looking at her now"
When I can look Life in the eyes,
Grown calm and very coldly wise,
Life will have given me the Truth,
And taken in exchange - my youth.
very nice and touching one! I just loved it.
ReplyDeleteThanks Usha...even I liked it very much
ReplyDeletewow,
ReplyDeleteit is sad that husband and wife could not fully comprehend each other.
lovely piece.
Yes,its very touching one...How lucky to have a husband like this...that lady is really blessed..
ReplyDelete@all Thanks...sometimes we feel when too stressed that it is better to go somewhere far where no problem exists..the same here is with the husband..very soon he realises his love for his wife and stays with her forever
ReplyDeleteVery beautiful story, well written. I loved it.
ReplyDeleteYou have written so eloquently about a difficult stage of life.
ReplyDeleteUma this is absolutely beautiful.
ReplyDeletePamela
A good look at aging, at changes it brings that we may perceive as ugly and thus want to run away from. I especially liked the closing lines:
ReplyDeleteWhen I can look Life in the eyes,
Grown calm and very coldly wise,
Life will have given me the Truth,
And taken in exchange - my youth.
Uma,
ReplyDeleteAn absolutely beautiful poem of love. To the point of the husband being unable to watch the demise of his wife.
Well written and captures the poetry prompt in a lovely way.
Best wishes, Eileen
This poem is filled with sadness and also filled with love. Love sometimes is not easy, but true and deep love IS beautiful. Well written poem.
ReplyDeleteoh a beautiful write and tribute to love - the contrast of illness very touching write uma ...your heart is revealed in this piece...bkm
ReplyDeleteThis was such a wonderful tribute to two lives interwoven,the good n' the bad~ Really lovely!
ReplyDeleteUma this is a very moving story of true love...a commitment to all that they will face in life...the wonderful and the devestating. Beautifully written! :-)
ReplyDeleteTruth in exchange for youth - YES! I've done "til do us part" once and found beauty as well as sorrow in the process and comfort in having achieved it.
ReplyDelete