we met on stairs

love poem

Stairs,

that's where it started

we shared a secret language and glances

conversations with eyes, smiles, and nods

I stole greetings and your laugh

the subtle shadows of my adoration

magnified around your presence

they bloomed like lilacs in the spring

 

As I descended the stairs,

the past resurfaced

I walked through memories

To the times we met for the first time

 

In the beginning, there was chaos

the four walls of classroom, muted your existence

But not for long

Soon you shone like a sun after days of rain

You were fearless, unafraid of everything

you noticed me, teased me

made me laugh with you

You became the light in the dark cave

You made me believe in love

 

But I forgot that you were the sun in the rainy season

and you were in my life without any extension

 

It was that bus ride

you with her

I, with her friends

I yearned to be next to you

but I heard your laughter with her

your laugh that I once adored

brought tears to me

I wept silently

My tears unseen, pain unheard

That’s how it ended 

 

Then we met again after years,

you were at the spotlight

People were cheering you

I left everything

To see you

To be noticed by you

You saw everyone but me

My world shattered

We became strangers

 

But destiny had other plans

The third time we met

My world stopped

All I could see was you

You did not see me

So I pretended you didn’t exist

 

It was in the playground

The scorching sun laughed at everyone’s face

But it bought me time with you

Your laughter, your talks and our old life

I felt like sixteen again

Full of hope and gleam

But I was again left with your memories

 

Stairs,

That’s where it ended

when the air wavered

leaves fell

storms danced in the rain

you smiled at me

this time I let you go

 

Reviews

[Arundass TP]

Lot of experience s blended together. Nicely written