Regret

(Changi Beach, Singapore. Clicked by my brother)

Old friend,

Your regret walks with me

On days when I am alone.

Most days I pretend

To not care at all

Most days I live

Like I could bear it all

But on days

When company is sparse

And Time - an enemy

I miss your presence

Your smile

Your laugh

I miss the ‘me’

When I was with you

And the way

You made me feel.

Soon I hit

An abysmal low

Sinking deep

Feeling hollow

Old friend,

Your regret still lives with me

Reminding me of what I have lost.

Love That Consumes...

[Ian Somerhalder (Damon), Nina Dobrev (Elena) in Vampire Diaries]

Wired not to feel

To turn it off at will

No strings too strong to attach

At the end of the line

Nothing left behind

No remorse or regret in my heart

If it was hope I couldn’t say

When you came my way

Something in me was born again

I saw it in your smile

I had waited a long while

For a reason to feel alive again

Fighting my own desire

Burning in my own fire

Longing for it all to begin again

Wonder if we ever learn!

Controlled by what we yearn

Falling apart... picking up the pieces

Resigning to my destiny

Surrendering to what will be

Letting life take its own turns

Flowing through my veins

For an eternity I’ll remain

Consumed by your love in me