your absence wreaks havoc
by Wardah Javaid
your absence wreaks havoc
Nestled deep in my heart
In a tiny corner
Next to forgotten feelings
And dulled emotions
You beat
With the ferocity
Of rushing waves
Down a waterfall
of magnificence
You beat
Lovingly and madly
Gently and ardently
Never dying, never pausing,
You sit in that corner
Cobwebs surrounded
and door half shut
But never quite all the way.
The truth keeps the gate unlocked
To that corner of my heart.
Love makes you weak
Love pushes you
into a drunken stupor
And you were there supporting me
Through biting words
and violent fights
Through sadness and pain
Through happiness but never in vain
And I do
Love you
More than ever
Every day minute and second
Weeks in your absence
Swallowed down like bitter gourd
And that is why you take up
Not one
But all
The corners of my tiny, shrivelled heart.