Recovery Poem by Ravinder Kumar Soni

And he said -
‘Move away,
You do not belong here,
I did not invite you.'

These words surprised me,
The only person I blindly trusted
Rejects me!
After having travelled together
On the familiar roads for a very long time
How can I leave him
And walk a different path,
Our goals did not differ.
I took a deep breath.
I saw him tense and asked why so?
He did not utter a word.

He was frustrated;
We have travelled a long distance
Yet there was no sign our journey would end,
He was aware of dragging me along.
He forgot
That our deciding a goal made us work
Kept us active and determined.

He could read my mind.
He drew me close to him.