Moments I Lost My Youth

A moment came and stole my youth

The time when fantasy fabricated

Life with colours so fascinating;

A life was lived with little rationale

And I pledged my spirit risking everything;

When fear had no name and

Flowers need no reason to blossom within,

In my youth

Once I saw a flower dancing in the desert

I touched its petals knowing it’s not a mirage

And heard it saying—

I lived long waiting for you to arrive and

Could offer only my fragrance I preserved

The petals fell off and lay near its root on the desert.

And in a moment I lost my youth.

We walked along across the river

Holding each other nearer,

Swans swam in its water and she sobbed

For the last time we met;

Tears sparkled in my eyes too and her face

Became blurred and another memory was born

And within a moment I lost my youth.

We raised a glass or two in the tavern

With roasted beans spilled all over,

And hovering thoughts of future

Came rushing there— the busy years set in

I and my mate never met after,

Now we both live but not for each other;

The glass once raised is now broken

And the seat in that tavern is now taken

By a new story brewing henceforth

And in a moment I lost my youth.