I have been
thinking
For past so many days
That I should be writing to you
A simple letter
Without involving the moon..
Nor do I have to
Depend on the clouds....
Would it be alright
If I were to write that
I had toothache today..
Not that I had toothache
But if I write this
It would make a simple letter
Bereft of moon and clouds
But if I write this
I know
You would get worried
Ask me
If I had gone to dentist
The beads of sweat on your forehead
Will let out your anxiety..
But I don't want to get you worried
So should I write
Today I did not get toothache
But then
You might think
If I did not get toothache today
I must have had it yesterday
and perhaps before
and did not let you know
did not share my pain with you
you might even get
upset with me
But I don't want you to get upset with me..
After all this
If I write
That I never had toothache
But wrote all this
Just to make this letter
Appear simple and plain
You might think I am a liar.
And a man who can lie about toothache
Will also lie about
His feelings and response
On passing another stunning beauty
And
You might even get
Angry with me...
And it will take me centuries
To convince you
That I am not a liar
And a flirt...
And I simply do not have
That much time.....
I feel
Under the circumstances
It would be best
To gift pack my love
In a small pack of moonlight
Wrap up in a small cloud
And throw it on your terrace
And you yourself
Will unpack and feel
My eternal love.......
~Mukul~
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