Priya Patel

Shoulders wide

Carrying the untold
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He cries silently

His tears watering
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The plane finally takes off

My heart beats, or perhaps thump
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He leaves today

My baby brother
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He embodied a silent power
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Taller than the trees

Long legs, wobbly knees
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Between me and the moon

My secrets unfold
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Humming birds whisper

Clouds rumble above
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First drops of rain

After months of dry heat
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Starry eyed

I fell onto your path
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In between me

and the silvery moon
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He touches me

With the way he smiles
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Ticking time bomb

Slow reminder
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I thirstily drink the poison
Like a vampire drinks blood
With just enough purpose in mind
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Twiddling my chopsticks
Unsure what to do
Glancing around
Others look nervous too
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I have climbed mountains
with you
Picked flowers from
your garden
Floated for hours
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Twenty five minutes more
And your arms will be around me
We have waited so long
Your face I ache to see
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Time stood still, a cliche I know
But for a few short hours
Time did stand still
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With every doubt
That plagues my mind
I look deep in my heart
And I sometimes find
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Can you hear it
The rapid beating
Can you feel it
The sweet anticipation
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