Memories

Some cotton balls
Heavy with tears

Many old pictures
Fallen apart

A lifeless corsage
With dried leaves
And dead flowers

Those gaunt fir leaves
Collected in autumn
Together, scarlet
Yet beautiful

The signal
Where we were
Caught
for "drink and drive"

The sweetheart card
Bearing my name

A 'One' Rupee note
Carrying your name

And finally
The sombre heart


I threw them today
In the puddle
Behind

And saw
The green water
Turn transparent
Again

I smiled back
I found me
Again....