Unrequited

Feelings wild, fountain of thoughts

Sprung in an instant, day you walked

Into my monochrome, field of view

Watched your every, move and breath

Saw you straighten, up your dress

Brush those errant, strands of hair

Venturing across your face

Those agonising waits, for a glimpse

Words of nonsense, shared with you

Your laugh in response, would lit up a fuse

Of fireworks in my brain

You might have, never realised

Or had an inkling or a complete sense

Yet shunned them and pulled away

From my feelings growing deep

Though it hurts the crushing of dreams

Pain won’t linger, heartache will be gone

For pleasure of loving, had all been mine

Those tender feelings will last

©️ShashikantDudhgaonkar