Yes, I lied!
I would lie to the wind coming so gently
When his hand had brushed against my cheek.
I said, “Oh wind, I have love in plenty!”
When grown of its absence, how very bleak!
I would lie to the words I’d written in calamity
When they’d bring to me the glory of someone’s liking!
I said, “Oh children, you are untrue, what tragedy!”
When of only truth I’d meant their reeking!
I would lie to the ocean, arising how very motherly
When she alone did think me vindicated!
I said, “Oh ocean, you give me but no remedy!”
When I believed not the destined, but the fated!
Alas, I lied to death as he took me by hand
When his palm brushed against my fingers, numb!
I said, “Oh death, on Earth alone I wish to stand!”
He smiled, “To say so, you are the Only One!”
Author’s bio : Shubhasmi Niranjan Mudholkar
Grade 8 B – Dr. Pillai Global Academy (DPGA) – Gorai
