I Have Not.. I Shall Not..! ! Poem by Manjuri Neogi

I have not loved anyone, this very much..
As I loved you..
Nor shall I ever love anyone, so very much..
As I loved you..
I have not longed for anyone, this very much..
As I longed for you..
Nor shall my heart ache, so very much...
As it ached for you..
I have not smiled, this very much..
As I smiled with you..
Nor did I weep for anyone, so very much..
As I have wept for you..
I have not draped my words, this very much..
As I draped them for you..
Nor have I dressed in silence, so very much..
As I have dressed for you..

I have not.. I shall not..
I will not breathe for anyone else..
If you stop to be the air around me..
Let life pause on my arrested pulse..!

~Manjuri~