Love Is Vengeance Poem by rinki nandy

She had steel in her eyes, stared blankly at the man she loved,
handsome, gentle and a mischievous twinkle in those familiar eyes,
he looked happy, same as the way she knew him,
strange was the picture of a different woman with him,
someone replaced her already,
she was out of his life already,
she continued her glare as the “other woman” noticed her,
wondered why her husband was looked at with such intense anger.

Flashback followed, happy days of love and glory showed,
she smiled at the thought of how they had admired, longed for each other,
people said they were made for each other,
though it was an unusual match.
He admired and adored the extrovert and outgoing girl,
love was reciprocated and his introvert and calm nature was welcomed....appreciated by her,
they tied the knot in jubilation,
the quotation “lived happily ever after” soon became a notion.

There were knife marks on her arms, at a party when she arrived,
the scars made visible due to the transparency of the dress in which she jived,
he said she got bruised and was not knifed.
They believed him as they always had,
it wasn't unusual to see her sad,
they had no reason to think he was bad,
her silence disturbed few around her,
led them wonder what spell had found her,
mysterious was the way their personalities had interchanged,
with him as the smiling, jovial, extrovert man,
with her as a recluse, hiding from all she can.

Was raining, they were alone in the car on the way home,
they shared a familiar but strange silence,
he handled the wheel reminiscing days gone by,
how he always wanted a piece of her in his life....
how his admiration for her overflowed every time he saw her,
his eyes never went off her smiling face,
how he longed to be like her, in love with her, jealous of her,
how he never understood why love was replaced by envy and venom,
minutes became hours,  days became years, months became ages,
happiness had vanished from her face....this was an inferior version of that woman,
time had stopped for him,
an opportunity awaited him,
this was his time....his hour of proving him.
She barely uttered a word when he asked her to step out of the car in the rain,
he said “don't worry baby.....this wouldn't pain”.
Rain had stopped by morning and so had her heart,
somewhere in the night occurred a major car crash,
woman was dead while the man got away with only a rash.

Memories of the past troubled her soul as her glare intensified,
she wasn't hallucinating her mind verified,
seemingly happy they were, their laughter clarified.
Love and anger captured her soul.....for her lover.....crash survivor....her killer.
She dreaded the night as she foresaw another accident...another crash,
the fear brought a smile on that cold face,
history would repeat and leave no trace,
deserved her lover more than a rash.
This was her time to take him back,
her hour of revenge....her love was in front of her..... and love was vengeance.

“Mysterious she is”...thought the lady dancing with him,
wondered why he could never see her....glaring at him,
was she invisible to him? , was she playing a game with him?
She watched her in awe, couldn't believe what she saw,
as the mystery woman revealed a bony skeleton for her jaw.

Was raining on their way home,
not a soul in sight but an owl resting on the hotel's dome.
He felt disturbed and uneasy, felt the need for air,
so, she sat behind the wheel,
surprised he felt at the sudden change of her disposition,
he felt breathless and he could see she didn't care,
such a sight and behavior have so far been rare.
Shivered with fear, when he saw in her a face from the past...dead and gone,
time had stopped for him, world had stopped spinning suddenly,
without batting an eyelid, recalling the days gone by....the woman gone by.....a life gone by.
He shuddered with fear, wide eyed and breathless,
didn't utter a word....he didn't dare,
she smiled at him, doe-eyed and fearless,
said “fear me not as i only care”.
His bones made no noise as the car sped,
he look out the window only to see darkness,
he knew she couldn't care less.
Bewitched he asked “baby what would you gain? ”,
said she “don't worry baby...this wouldn't pain”.
And he didn't feel any.....as he dissolved into the thin air,
along with his baby to be together again....lifeless again.

Rain had stopped by morning and so had his heart,
somewhere in the night occurred a major car crash,
man was dead while the woman got away with only a rash.

Happy she was with love by her side,
she no longer needed to hide.
Love had taken and given back her life,
with all the reasons to laugh and smile.


Note: i have tried to tell a story by the way of a poem. This tale is about two people in love with contrasting personalities, an exchange in their nature resulting in a mysterious murder of the girl. The second half talks about revenge when the girl comes back to take revenge and take her love with her in the same tragic manner. I have tried my best to make it sound as clear as possible, though i feel it could have sounded better.