SEASHELLS [short poems]

BLESSING?

I never asked you to comfort me
I never felt we are meant to be
I never wanted you to hold my hand
I never wished for the time we spent
I never intended to admire that sparkle in your eyes
I never thought I would fall for your smile
I never prayed to God for a love like you.

But like a blessing you came into my life,
Waking the colors of my world alive.
And now that I desire your presence every day,
You chose to turn my world once again gray.

—Laxmi Bhargavi Golla