Milord, I do confess to
my crime,
As a promise breaker I do
repine,
But earnestly do I too
now swear
To do so alone I wouldn’t
have dared;
Pledged to you I had on
all that is pure
Never to love you so
deeply for sure,
Nor for you to longingly
crave or cry
But to simply share
laughter by and by
When along with smiles
you brought me
Crept in unnoticed a deep
love you see,
And on recollecting my
promise true,
I tried my best to
friendship pursue
So firmly set it aside in
a corner I did
Hoping it will pitter
away, become tepid
Then opened wide my
heart’s doors
Inviting others for a
rampage indoors
But it stubbornly stayed
there, I confess
Refusing to leave or even
die under duress
I fed it nothing, I truly
swear milord
Starved it, without any
food or board
It is not my fault if
truth now be told
The culprit was your love
so strongly bold
Which resolutely decided
to there remain
Although I tried to make
it leave, in vain
So I stand here pleading
for a fair trial
Having fallen victim to
its cunning guile
Milord, please grant me
an acquittal now
So guiltlessly I can to
your love now bow…
~Horizon~
18th June 2004
