Lovers are blind Love is not...(a Love story)

by nandini   Mar 27, 2005


Everyday the sunshine was so bright,
And so was the moonlight,
Life never seemed so kind to her,
She married her military man,
A man - who truly loved her.

But then came the real test of time,
A test that would tell her if her love is so sublime,
She lost her eyesight,
Thanks to the crackers burning so hot and bright.
And knew not if her husband would have pity on her plight,

For months together they worked as a team,
A team so determined to fight with the vigor of a teen,
He told her to be strong and that he loved her,
And no matter how much it takes,
He would always be there for her.

He would cook and clean,
And would never leave any doctors name unseen,
She prayed that everyone was as lucky as her,
But no one so hopeless like her,
To have no chance to show all the love that’s within her.

The hell broke loose the day he said “Enough of this pity,
you must find a way to go by bus for your work and do your duty”,
She felt all the love sublime in the thin air,
The air that she couldn’t feel in her lungs,
For her life now seemed so void just like her empty stare,

She traveled everyday by the bus fearing the multiplicity of her emotional pains,
Waiting for death to find her before the love from her life entirely drains,
She thought how could he forget all the promises that he made,
“I take you as my wife In health and In Sickness…”,
and how could the colour of her love be so dull that so early it would begin to fade.

But then one fine day as the driver told her,
“Ma’am I envy u for I see a military man sticking to u like an animal to its fur,
Everyday he walks behind you waiting along with u for your bus,
and guards you and salutes you,
as you enter your office without making a fuss”.

She knew not what to say,
She tried to turn around and trace her path,
As her empty view was blocked by the tears so hot,
She left saying to herself that “Lovers are blind but Love is not….”

/***** The story in this poem was an article in the newspaper. I just loved it so much that I thought of sharing it with all u people out there. Thank you for reading it.*****/

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  • 18 years ago

    by bOlly danCer

    Well done i love this poem. it such a beautifuul storey n yes i agree lovers r blindd,love is not.

    take care
    sonam

  • 18 years ago

    by End Of Eternity

    Namaste!!

    Wow..which news paper do you read btw?? this was so emotional...so emotional that i am speechless. Great work of converting that article to a poem..i loved every word of it and i admire the fact that u r Indian...great work and keep it up..all the best forever...Nitin Mongia

  • 18 years ago

    by PURE HEART

    Well done. i liked it . and loved it that how u translated an article in such beautiful words and that 2 very beautifully. keep it up!
    bharti

  • 18 years ago

    by Rakesh

    Well I did read the story in a fwd mail some time back but cldnt blv tht it cld hav been put so btfully into a poem..Wonderful Write :)

  • 18 years ago

    by ShaAnTaNu

    Kool poem.
    well written.
    keep it up.
    5/5