Would you cry if I die?

Would you cry if I die?


Would you cry if I die?
Or you shall pass by,
When you see my name printed wide
In the obituary of the daily that you buy.
Would you think of the times that we spent-
Hand in hand, wide awake, under the starry sky;
The promises that we made , the dreams that we wove,
The stories galore or shall you shove?
Each memory down a gutter , 
Like instances never to utter.
When the flowers bloom and spring arrives,
Would you think of our long drives?
Of the 90’s music blazing high, 
And the wind making my hair fly.
Or when the first drops of rain kisses the earth,
Would we think of the times we snuggled in your hearth?
And as the autumn comes and the last leaf falls apart 
Would you think of the time when we had to part?
Would that bring a smile or tear your heart,
For the times we shared , never to depart.
Would the nostalgia still be bright ,
Of all the days and night,
Or you shall erase the pages
And all the images-
Like reminiscences that are never to come by.
Would you cry if I die?
Or you shall pass by,
When you see my name printed wide
In the obituary of the daily that you buy.



-Devyashree Dutta
21.04.2020

Comments

  1. Nabasmita Phukan20 April 2020 at 21:41

    For the times we shared never to depart !!! An well written ode to relationships we share with one another in life.

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