Saturday, February 14, 2009

The space between us

Between you and I,
There lies a tranquil,
Lake of silence,
Rippled now and then,
By stolen glances,
And quickened heartbeats.

Between you and I,
Lies a tumultuous ocean,
Of words,
Commonplace, vain,
Raging undercurrents of passion,
Churning beneath non-chalance.

Between you and I,
Spreads a furious wildfire,
Everyday, stopping nowhere,
Our souls ravenously consumed,
Charred beyond salvation,
Mute and hopeless, forever.
© 2009 Rituparna Das

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