E P I T A P H

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I stand on the shore, Hair rustling in the wind,

Dried up tears from my eyes, Drowning my pale chin.

My mind floating on the waves, As your face appears before me,

I reach out my hand, But it's just an illusive dream.

You had me in love, The day we first met,

Afraid to tell you, I see now it's too late.

What a surprise, unpleasant, I thought you didn't feel the same,

How I used to blush, Every time they said your name.

Withal time parted us, I thought it was all a waste,

But you didn't leave my heart, And I remained chaste.

I despise yesterday, For I got your first letter,

I should be happy you say, But you were plagued by Alzheimer.

Of your now fleeting thoughts, I wondered how I was a part,

But an uneasy, strange feel, Pervaded my beating heart.

I wish I could go back in time, Embrace and confess,

How dear you were to me, And just share a loving kiss.

Now all I can do is weep, I have lost my absent half,

I loved you, And I now know you loved me, As I see my name in your epitaph.

- Isha Thorat