By Karthika Rajan
I remember
When your friends called to meet me
You resented and said you didn't want to share me with anyone
And I felt treasured
I was your after party
The imported wine you take home
To savour with your oversized feeling
To knit stars to your daydreams
To be your mouth's prisoner
While you lie in a settee, sleepy from too much wine
Yesterday I walked past your home
And I wondered if you had friends around
or if you had someone you resented sharing
I almost wanted to walk in and tell you
Not everything that wasn't shared was treasured.
As the stranger that you become at 3.05 am on a drunken night
That's the most dangerous person to be with.
That’s the person you shouldn't have shared me with.
I almost wanted to walk in and tell you
Not everything that you resented sharing
Was loved in full.
By Karthika Rajan
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