Heartache!

intricately designed fabric I wear on my soul

is knitted of thoughts risen from mundane routine

beauty embedded in it turns me into a recluse

as I forget to look beyond this fabric

each fibre stretching along myriads of incidents

chosen, picked up and woven into my smile

a smile that traverses miles before it fades

in a sombre grin or a little tell tale frown on my forehead

does it cry aloud or shrieks for attention?

Do I fake emotions for the sake of drying up tears?

saline waters oozing of my own oceans

these weeds that outgrew their own roots

bear no fruit in spite of their being in waters at all times

when I look at thee you fail to read my mind

yet I know when your hands approach me

when your needs demand me

when your turmoil falls on coals red with heat

when I walk away with no desire to look back

this aches like nothing I know of can ever ache

it pains deep inside to look at that forlorn face

yet I know freedom from pain lies on this road somewhere

I chose not to listen to my own weeping heart

I keep walking farther and farther away from all heartaches!