Hesitant Steps....

                                                       

Hesitant Steps ,

Quickened heart beats ,

With fear in her heart she crossed that busy street ,

Dressed up in white ,

Adorning a smile bright ,

She tried to hide her concerns ,

Of having come this far ,

Believing being guided by her lucky star .

As she stepped down the stairs ,

To make a new move ,

Her eyes met His ,

Interlacing  young dreams to get wove.

Leaning against the column ,

He too stepped aside ,

Signifying his actions of making a novel stride .

For seconds  when their vision ,

Got  glued with one another ,

Not words but silence ,

Just blended together .

Those moments of speechlessness ,

Expressed what they could ,

In a crowded platform ,

Leaving the two hearts marooned .

Slowly with passing times ,

Their emotions resembled famous  fables ,

Intended of being together ,

In spite of worldly wobbles .

Decades passed on and days were gone ,

Sometimes filled with roses ,

And sometimes swabbed in stones .

Life hasn’t always painted a rosy picture delight ,

Neither have been all mornings a bright ray of sunlight .

It had it’s own share of every right and wrong ,

But something that didn’t change ,

Is the trust that stood strong .

Which leaves them stranded ,

Even today at this age ,

In a solitary island or a crowded place .

Holding her wrinkled hands ,

Sitting by her side ,

He looked in the same manner ,

Into her deep pristine eyes ,

Feeling  her breaths escape ,

In that white gown’s crease .

He traveled  back to those days ,

When her face was blemish free .

Slowly as he watched ,

Life escaping closed fists ,

He wanted to bestow her with innumerable lovely gifts .

But again this time he couldn’t ,

And tightened his lips in silence .

Thanking her for coming ,

With him till today so far ,

Having overcome her fears ,

And believing in that star .

After she was gone ,

Like a little child he just wept ,

Coz decades ago for him ,

She had taken that Hesitant Step .