I Would Live, Till Then... Poem by Poornima Kanasen

I wanted to reach for the stars,
Within reach, I assumed,
So close, yet so far….
Unreachable is the fact,

Still, I struggled,
I wanted to go fourth,
Never did I imagine falling back,
Never did I, but undeniable is the truth,

I recollected my past,
Apart of me, not denying that,
To go forth is to let go off the past,
Did my past signify anything to me?
Was it trying to tell me something?

Pain, unbearable one, I felt,
In the corner of my heart, I kept,
I would not overlook my pain,
Apart of me too, still not denying,

I loved once, hurt many times,
Yet, I would not stop loving,
For I knew, I would be loved one day….
The pain, would disappear,
Replaced by love, all love, only love…

For that moment, I would live till then,
To feel its presence in me,
My thirst for love, unimaginable it is,
Not forbidden love, true one, it is,
Understand, would you or wouldn't you? ?