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A POINT OF NO RETURN


When I looked into your eyes,
I could see the pain.
And I could tell
That I was the cause of it.

But I know myself too well.
I could not apologise.
I could not sacrifice that
Inflated ego of mine.

I knew that the fault was mine.
But I was too proud
Or maybe too scared
To admit that I could be wrong.

I let you leave without a word.
I tried and I tried
But the words did not come.
I saw the last turn that you took.

Slowly you faded away
Into the distance-
Far, far away…
Too far for me to get you back.

The distance was created long back.
But this feeling was so new.
Maybe I could still make amends.
But I stood numb as you left. 

Comments

  1. deb7 February 2012 at 06:29

    Rimbaudian effect with Brownian ending... good one :-)

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    1. Aritra Chakrabarti7 February 2012 at 10:41

      Thanks a lot for having compared me with such stalwarts...

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  2. Taniya7 February 2012 at 09:31

    no unnecessary flowery adornments, very direct, very sincere, very from-the-heart..a-must when u r addressing the topic in hand..:)

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  3. PURNESH BHATTACHARYA8 February 2012 at 15:36

    A teary eyed speechlessness has left me numb at this hour... Extremely touched!

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  4. Aritra Chakrabarti8 February 2012 at 15:51

    Thanls for this comment...It will inspire me to write better...

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  5. $reem00yee10 February 2012 at 23:48

    great ;)

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  6. Whimsical Words11 February 2012 at 00:18

    Worked like a mirror... Great one

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  7. Abhishek in Design11 February 2012 at 01:12

    truly intense and touchy...

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  8. Priya15 February 2012 at 21:47

    an intense emotion nicely portrayed through beautiful words

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