Pain And Hope

साथ चलने का वादा किया था तुझसे
कुछ पल साथ चली थी तेरे
पर ज़िन्दगी की राह में
तू बन गया दरिया
जिस तरफ बहा वहीँ राह बना ली
मैं आज भी खड़ी हूँ उसी मोड़ पर
इस आस से कि शायद तेरी लहर आये
और मुझको भी साथ लेकर जाए

Those were not my words but that of my mom. For a change, I have taken it on to myself to bring out that hidden talent in my mom through my blog. The lines that I have reproduced above are from her first Hindi poem written way back in 90’s. The girl in this poem is in pain; but then at the same she still has some hope left. Her pain is originating from the fact that the man, who she had promised to walk with through the course of life, has chosen to leave her midway. That man is now busy enjoying the flow of life just like a river celebrates its flow through its course. But the girl, in keeping with her promise to her man is still waiting at the same spot where her man had left her; hoping for a tidal wave to bring her man back to him. So that both can walk together again!

So what do you think of this?