Family//
We had met,
Three decades back,
On a hot summer afternoon.
I was nervous,
Didn't know what to expect,
Till I saw your calmed expression.
It was an arranged marriage,
Our parents had already decided,
We only had to go with the flow.
I wished we could have conversed,
Even a few minutes would have been
enough.
But I was not sure how to let you
know.
If only you would have understood.
And you did!
You said you wanted to have a talk,
And our parents agreed.
In that half an hour,
Standing beside you in the balcony,
I was awestruck by your honesty.
All my fears had disappeared,
All my inhibitions had melted away.
Love had struck me that very day.
After four months we were married,
I had moved to a new town.
I found a new identity and new family.
It was not easy.
But you were always there.
Through tears and smiles,
Through pain and joy.
Last year I did lose you,
And it was unexpected.
I was shattered
but I didn't lose my courage.
For our family has now a grandson,
Our daughter's first one.
He just looks like you.
I want to tell him all about you.
The amazing heart his grandfather
had,
I am sure he would love you too.
(c) Anurag Talukdar