What if I never see you again… <br />Nothing much is it? <br />Nothing much; <br />Just that the streets we walked so often would be empty <br />Lined with trees unstirred. <br />With slum urchins <br />Suddenly discovering their nakedness <br />And along with it shame, guilt and desire. <br />Living to exist by the side of the streets <br />Where we walked so lately <br />Now- where only our vacant steps resound <br />So… <br />What if I never see you again? <br /> <br /> <br />What if I never see you again? <br />Nothing much is it? <br />Nothing much; <br />Just that the diner where we dined would be empty <br />Deafened by the silence of our absence. <br />The owner may reserve our favorite cabin for a week <br />Maybe a bit more…maybe not. <br />Till he is exhausted re-counting the dimes we paid <br />To sit for those extra hours <br />Having had enough coffee-But not of ourselves. <br />So… <br />What if I never see you again? <br /> <br />What if I never see you again? <br />Nothing much is it? <br />Nothing much; <br />Just that there will be two less voices in the bus stand <br />The vacant window seat of the 5o’ clock bus glaring stupefied <br />The arguments have ceased….the bickering over. <br />Romances have been muted <br />The courtship silenced. <br />Plenty of stories were told <br />Ask the window…it knows. <br />But even I know… <br />Stories unfinished are plenty <br />So… <br />What if I never see you again? <br /> <br /> <br />What if I never see you again? <br />Nothing much is it? <br />Nothing much; <br />The evening matches in the university will have two less watchers <br />Two less careless hands tearing the grasses <br />Two less careful hands etching their names on the rocks. <br />Creating and destructing. <br />Now… <br />Maybe things will be difficult…maybe even difficult. <br />Maybe no phone calls at midnight <br />That means more sleep <br />With less peace <br />Fag ends of a foggy life dimly lit <br />So… <br />What if I never see you again?<br /><br />sayan aich<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/what-if-i-never-see-you-again/
