Fill Poem by Shruti Goswami

And still after so many years
And still after so much pain
I remain to you a filler material
A matter of loss and gain.

And still I feel you could use me well
Like you wish to use all other
But I remember what you said back then
When copious tear drops fell.

You wanted me to have a life
And now a life I have
You didn't want to be included
Like any other man and wife.

And yet when I excluded you
Just as you did me
I no longer sought your precious time
And now I did break free.

But still you try to pull me in
Remembering to give time
But it is now all so sudden
You forget I now have a life.

I no longer share the time that's mine
Remember what I said
A time will come when
I'll be pressed
When no other words will rhyme.

And you will wonder
What went wrong
While still making plans of your own
A sudden realization that I exist
Will sweep you off the floor.

And while you're busy
To fit me in
To cover the gaping space
I shall be busy
With a different song somewhere
In a different world and race.