She had decided to leave me, <br />For someone better, <br />Someone more powerful. <br /> <br />Take these – She said. <br />I don’t need these. <br />Returning my gifts, <br />My token of love for her <br /> <br />With a smile, her face shined, <br />I smiled politely back, <br />A fake one, my heart whined. <br /> <br />My legs trembled, <br />I sat down. <br />How could she leave me? <br />I always considered her my own. <br />Didn’t she see I needed her? <br /> <br />She leaned closer, <br />And My knees went weak <br />When she kissed me on the cheek <br /> <br />I couldn’t hold it anymore, <br />Tears rolled from my eyes, <br />Don’t leave me – I choked. <br />She turned away. <br /> <br />I saw her starting her journey, <br />A journey beyond the realms of the world <br />Through the golden gates of heaven. <br /> <br />There she goes, Goodbye dear, <br />My wife of twenty four years<br /><br />Srikanth Parthasarathy<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/a-kiss-on-the-cheek/