Dying Young

Arindam Moulick

Slowly slide away,
Hours, days, and years…
But, the deep blue sea
On a blue blue day
Keeps its hideous sway.
And I know
When the morning comes
Will have to move away.

Let us talk life,
But one last time.
My heart will swell
And bear your pride.
Not for long, we stay here.
Promise that if you can dear.
Quiet by the day or night,
I’ll have to slink away…

Save your heart.
Save your soul.
For even as little as a careless word
May seem helplessly simple.
But, what can we do together
To survive this racy wrinkle?

There was a time when
The world was sweeter,
And then something happens
That would change my life forever
In a world so stunning, yet so bitter.

Now I can rest my worries,
Whatever it takes.
Swear not to be left undone,
Make no mistake.
And that won’t be just alone
Until the day of the reckoning
Of a new new nestle shone.

You never seemed so far away
And I thought am far too close enough
Being unlamented.
Ah, I was so helplessly aware
That I thought how vaguely life leaks away.
You chose to offer me
This excuse?
And a lifetime
Of unsaid love and refuse.

Memories have begun to hurt me
In my chest.
Sure they will stay as best…
As long as your benevolence
Keeps renewing its essence.

Seems just about yesterday,
Yet eons ago,
When we first met.
Remember, how we laughed about
Like billy butter and chilly cheese!

In the mortal yard of death
Lives neither love nor hate
Your walk in the clouds
Was like a rivulet of songs sung…
…and you left us all alone
For heavenwards, dying young.

By Arindam Moulick

- Written on 26 Dec. 2000

- Dedicated to the loving memory of our friend Karthik.

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