I Too Have A Dream

i too have a dream,
i also kept waiting,
and it was long, very long,
waiting to be pampered, by you,
to be with you,
for you to take me out, again,
roam in delhi's streets,
be out there in the seas and the hills,
your hand clasping mine,
be my warmth in the biting cold,
when my stoles give up,
be the gleam of sunshine, across the clouds
when do i have you again,
just to be with me?

i too haven't stopped dreaming,
i keep tossing and turning all night,
smiling and tearing up,
wishing your fingers to run through my hair,
missing the humming and singing,
missing your talkative eyes,
the teddy's tired, yet chirpy when it whispers
"i love you"
when i hold it tight to my chest,
bringing back the memories
of those long evenings, many moons back,
making me crave, a lot,
the pains are deep, but the memories fond.
when do i have you again,
to be lost again in your eyes,
just to lean on you,
or, have a chest for my heavy head?

i too haven't stopped dreaming:,
so what if sleep was elusive.
the tea hasn't felt the same,
since you left,
my evenings have become drab,
the train journeys just too boring,
even the birds' songs and trills
are no longer amusing.
why did you leave
when our dreams had just taken wings,
why didn't you ask even once!
when can you take me home again,
back to your world, and our dreams,
when are you here next,
for me to lose again
in your tight embrace?



© sashikant mohanty