Love Me, Love Me Not
At last,
I've overcome my
fears
that have been
haunting
me over the
years
of being loved,
unloved
dropped like a
hot brick
for reasons
can’t fathom
playing hot and
cold
leaving me
emotionally numb
paralysing my
thoughts
At last,
I have come to
terms with myself
If I cannot
change
what others
perceive of me
why should I
fret?
There is but one
life to live
best lived
without waiting
to being graded
first, second,
rejected
At last,
I have accepted
the me
in me, perfectly
imperfect
I know most
intimately
Not the version
you created
out of scraps of
interaction
pieced together
to fashion
me as you
envisaged
Never mind that
I failed
to fulfil your
expectations
©Snigdha Agrawal
6th October 2023
Testing Times
When I am old
unable to hold
a tea cup
without
spilling its
contents
on your newly
upholstered sofa
set
will you be
disgusted
with my
sloppiness?
Ban me from
socialising
with your high
ranking friends
to avoid
embarrassment
When you were
young
and had no
control
over your bowels
peed and pooped
threw up on my
dress
in my friend's
presence
I never
flinched, never
felt embarrassed
never sent you
off
to the aseptic
nursery
to recover from
illness
but kept you on
my chest
I wonder if the reverse
will hold good,
when
I am old and
crippled
no more
presentable before
your
high-ranking friends
© Snigdha Agrawal
6th October 2023
SNIGDHA AGRAWAL
SNIGDHA AGRAWAL (nee Banerjee) is
Bengali born, raised, and educated in a cosmopolitan environment, with exposure
to the Eastern and Western cultures, imbibing the best of both worlds. With more than two decades of experience
working in the corporate sector, her outlook on life is balanced, which
reflects in her writings. A versatile writer, she writes all genres of poetry,
prose, short stories, travelogues, and hotel/restaurant reviews on TripAdvisor,
under the pen name ‘puchka’. A published
author of four books, the latest titled TRAIL MIX, is a book of short stories
for all mindsets. The book is available on Amazon.
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