THE CHANGE

The inhibitions I had long ago,
Are now all gone;
So is the fear I had then,
Which you thought was just a stubborn pledge I’d sworn.

I no longer shy away,
I am not scared at all,
I do as I please now,
I make my own call.

The thing that separated us then,
Would today be no barrier;
We could’ve been together,
And no soul could’ve been that us merrier.

I was young then,
I needed a guiding hand;
But in you all I found,
Was a sullen man.

The patience which you didn’t show then,
Could’ve paid off today;
We could’ve been happy and gay,
We would’ve done okay.

But I guess that’s water under the bridge now,
Those days won’t return;
I’ve moved on and,
A few lessons I have learned.

You are happy, so am I,
If I ever think of you,
My consolation is that,
Sometimes, so do you.

A KITE

FAR AWAY
ON A MOONLIT NIGHT,
THERE FELL UPON THE RIVER
A HIGH FLYING KITE.

SO MAGNIFICENT
AND SO BRIGHT,
WHEN SEEN IN THE MORN
BROUGHT PEOPLE DELIGHT.

NO ONE KNEW
FROM WHENCE IT CAME,
BUT THEY KNEW FOR SURE
IT WASN’T ANYONE’S GAME.

FOR IT SHOWED
TWO LOVERS YOUNG,
EACH OF WHOM
TO THE OTHER CLUNG.

ON THEIR FACES
WAS A GLOW,
FROM LOVE OR PAIN,
WAS FOR NAUGHT TO KNOW.

A CHILD SO EXCITED
AS IF ON CUE,
CAUGHT IT AT THE BANK,
BEHIND IT THE WORDS, ‘I LOVE YOU’.

FAR AWAY
ON A MOONLIT NIGHT,
MOURNED A MOTHER
HER CHILD’S PLIGHT.