Sometimes, when I pause
After a burst of machine-gun
Tapping at the keyboard
And read what I typed in
I discover gaps - a word,
sometimes
Two words or more -
Phrases that had passed through my brain
But failed to reach, fast enough
to the tips of my fingers
Though I can type blindfolded
Though I tap in unblinking
Thoughts that had formed in my mind
Words that had formed in my head
Murmured at my lips -
Slipped -
Missing -
Blank -
Omissions - glaring -
I am anguished -
Did I omit to tell you
That I love you?
******** Balachandran V, Trivandrum 29.05.2012
Oh! No! Call P at once; she will understand!
ReplyDeleteWhat if you omit ?
ReplyDeletethe gaps,the pause
the beauty,
She (or he)may grab it from
the screen.
polite meaningless words sometimes fail..
Haa yeah sometimes the most beautiful things in life cant be expressed :) So its ok to have gaps and miss few words.
ReplyDelete@NRIgirl: :-) After 22 years, P is resigned; but then, I touch her hand...
ReplyDelete@Melange': While writing it, I was constantly reminded of 'Iris' and Lady Dench and John Bayley... - and my mother...
@Insignia: 'Kora kagaz tha jeevan mera, likh liya naam isme tera...
Come on it took all this while to feel that you missed out to say ? I'm certain, not
ReplyDeleteBy the way the power of the lines are sublime.
@anil: dey, it has nothing to do with the real. It is just a piece of fantasy.
ReplyDeleteDey, I know for sure. Just a pun.
ReplyDeleteBalachandran, you did it again. Thoughtful though...
ReplyDelete:)lovely
ReplyDelete@Sujata; thanks, glad you liked it!
ReplyDelete@Vetrimagal; Thank you! Do drop in often .
@Cherian: Just a spur of the moment thing...