Love, The Sweetest Poison Poem by Arun Maji

You hurt me
You burn me
You kill me.
As if I am the fly
And you are the furnace.
I know I would be burnt to death
Yet I jump to all-consuming furnace
Again, and again.

As if I want to die
Voluntarily.
But I do not.

I want to live,
Live forever.
Because, I want to hold you in my embrace,
Stroke your fruits and flowers,
Kiss your sweet petals,
Drink your sweet nectar.
And when I am full
Like a child
I want to spill and squander
Your yummy nectar.

Because I die in your presence
Again, and again,
I try to resist you.
I resist your thought,
Your dream, your presence.

But I cannot.
I never can.
More I forget you
More I remember you.
Further I drive you away
Closer you come.

O love,
Why cannot I shake you off
My mind, my existence?
Why cannot I live my life
The way I want?

Why my life would be driven
By your smile only?

© Arun Maji