The Lost Relation Poem by Chitra Bisht

Dear wife
It's been 25

Seems like yesterday
When we met
Tender talks, infatuation
Soon, all was set

Life has been
a roller coaster ride
Sometimes bumpy
Sometimes, a smooth glide

You stood by me
Through thick and thin
We were always enough
Harmonized, synchronized, akin

Of late, started taking
you for granted
You becoming grumpier
Coldness augmented

You seemed to be
Slowly drifting apart
Missing smiles, vanishing warmth
And a frozen heart

Did not bother about how you felt
See what it did to us
Could not see, was so blind
Soon it was a mess

You are no longer with me
Long before, gone
I live with your shadow
Miss you and mourn