"Today”, introduced us

 She greeted in zealous voice

 I shook hands too;

 Keeping at my poise

 

Innate was her halo

I unzipped my rucksack

Hers’ was unexplored story

Mine was a setback

 

Grief is beyond abyss

I can’t prune in verve

She shuddered me & said

“Ah!! You never had the nerve”

 

Novice and yet-to-come

She had sheath of my wisdom

While I showed her plumage

“Present” was sulking undone

 

He screamed in agony

Seeking to conclude

Can’t the ways be parted?

Or will you again delude?”

 

To mirror my shards

I twisted his wrist;

Savor odds and move-on

She dragged him to insist

 

To learn, live and dream

‘Entwined’ we all are; at last

She is your hopeful “Future”

And “me”; unforgotten “Past”

© Juhi Gupte