Passion versus Love!

                                   

The sky roared mercilessly,                                                                       
The trees shuddered in fear                                                         
The bells rang incessantly,                                                       
Whilst he watched her disappear     


He watched her tread the deserted lane,                       
Till she went out of sight                                     
Determined she was her strides told that,                     
For sure he knew she wouldn't turn back


And a pang shot through him,

Like the fierce lightning delivering its blow

On the same steps he fell again,

Where once they had taken their sacred vow.


Then his hands felt the weight,

This wasn't a dream for sure

Remorselessly she had returned it back,

And this was more than he could endure


The ring was a memoir,

A remembrance of the happy times they spent

Looking at it the memories flooded back,

All he wanted now was to run away from his present


Their love knew no boundaries,

They were the perfect couple

Incomplete they were apart,

Together they fit the entire puzzle


And then one day during their talks,

He told her what he wanted to be

But his interests didn't seem to go well with her,

And this is where things started getting ugly


She tried to dissuade him,

She tried her level best

But it was a dream since childhood he was pursuing,

How could he just step down at her behest


She loved him dearly,

She always wanted him near

Life with a serviceman wasn't easy she knew,

And this was precisely her greatest fear

She pleaded him to change his mind,

Brilliant,smart he was after all

Settlement however was never an option for him though,

And ahead he went with his call


He passed all his tests,

With flying colours he arose

She was the first one whom he broke this news to,

And with his each word her heart froze


He had brushed off her opinions she felt,

Her concern didn't matter at all

Enough of pleading was done already,

Now was the time to give him the last call




And so today when they met,

She asked him what he resolved

For him it was his passion versus love,

And he wanted both of them after all


She sensed his hesitation,

The passing minutes made it clear

He was reluctant to give a direct answer,

But this time she broke in tears


In a flash she took off the ring,

And placed it in his hand

He tried talking her out of this,

But she had now taken her stand


Giving him the final hug,

She bade him goodbye

Looking now at the retreating silhouette,

He was dumbstruck to even reply


And then there was a sudden outburst,

The billowy clouds had begun to weep

The mightiest of the mountains just had a landslide,

And even the sky now couldn't hide its grief!


Written by : Siddhesh Bane (Guest writer)
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Edits : Nehal Chawan