Love Poem: Dreams and Illusions
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Written by: Shubhada Rathi

Dreams and Illusions

I had a dream
	where….
I tried to catch the rainbows
When I saw that twinkle in your eyes
I tried to decipher the meaning 
In that one lone half tear
	That shimmered just beneath you lashes
	When we said our goodbyes
I tried to hang on to the moments
	When we had reached the vast skies

I try to rationalize my feelings
	But it’s a dream I know
	And hence I let go
And I dream further….
	                             on and on
I hold on to you, so fast
	And so desperately
And I never let go…….

And then, I see
	The twinkle turn into a glare
	The shimmer mocks me there
	And I fall thro’ the skies, hard and bare…
And its time again for sad goodbyes!

Tell me….
Was I really so smotheringly close
Did I really adopt a clinging pose
What went wrong, I often wonder
Yet again, I try to decipher
	So foolishly indeed
	                                  -the meaning….
In that one lone half tear that shimmered 
Just beneath your lashes
When we said our goodbyes…..

Or is it just a dream, an illusion……