Poetry and Prose

Forever One Sided

In a house too big, where I felt so small,

A creaking cot, no warmth at all.

Far from my mother, I’d cry at night,

Until he appeared, my sudden light.

A boy in blue, with a crooked smile,

The sight of him made life worthwhile.

He'd cross my world in simple ways,

And brighten all my darkest days.

I watched him grow, his style, his grace,

I saw him change in every way.

One careless touch, a fleeting hand,

Felt like magic I couldn’t withstand.

I told him once, my heart’s old song,

He couldn’t return it, but I stayed strong.

For love forgives, and mine was true,

No one could shine the way he’d do.

Through cycles, tuitions, moments near,

I held his presence, year by year.

Though others came, they couldn’t stay,

My first love never went away.

He carried my father when death had come,

A weight of sorrow no words could numb.

He stood beside us in that despair,

A rare kind of love, beyond compare.

Though years may pass and worlds divide,

My heart still beats where he resides.

For from the start, I can’t let go—

Forever one sided, yet all I know.

~ Manjunatha