Just in case you find this world
just too much a burden for you –
Desperate moves for reconciliation
uninvited guests, the unending list
Of old phone numbers, anniversaries
appointment diary, mandatory
Office time kiss, the routine pills
when lengthening shadows become frightening –
You can always, my dear, find the path,
always come back to me.
Just in case you find life just
a meaningless pursuit for you –
Frantic rush to kindergarten,
the cutlery, toilet, then getting late
For the nine-fifteen, the ten to five
and rushing back, the evening
Parties, sleepless nights, when tomorrows
lacerate you in your dreams –
You can always, my dear, hark back a while,
and revive certain memories.
Just in case you find it alone
in this vast, vast world around you –
Despite the teeming streets, the Sunday parks,
the familiar laughter of college day
Acquaintances, droll bedroom talks
the empty tea cups invading
Your afternoons – though far away sure,
you can share your silent reveries –
Just in case the far away stars
seem oblivious of you.
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