Crystal Memories...

Cherished, forever so-
A gift, of yours, dear,
Unlike the many,
Treasured in my soul.
Holding it ever so close,
Memories flooding me,
I have hugged it to sleep,
Almost every single night.

It has soaked in my tears,
Captured every little smile,
Wept along, often,
And cheered me up,
At many a times.
Miles apart, you were,
A gift, deep from your heart,
You had sent me, ages ago.

I still remember clear,
The day, I hopped in glee,
As I held the package close,
Adorned in love.
I looked on at the new stamps,
From across the seas-
And ever so gentle,
I pried open the golden wrap.

My eyes played a trick,
It welled in tears, off the sudden,
And I could picture your teasing grin,
And I let out a laugh.
Holding the crystal souvenir,
I could see your face,
All over, shining, in all love.
And I smiled,
Knowing you, Feeling you.

Today, as I look down,
At the tiny fragments,
Of what seems our past,
A drop of tear, rolls down.
As I bend down to pick up,
The shattered pieces of glass,
I prick myself, ever so light,
And a drop of blood trickles down.

Gazing at the remnants,
Of a dream, a lost lifetime-ours.
Mingled in tears and blood,
It shines, glittering like your eyes.
Far away, in the heavens abode,
You reside, looking over, at me, ever.
And the only physical reminder,
Of yours- shattered, it lay on my palm.

Holding back the surge of tears,
I try to join the pieces up, anew,
But in vain-
Newer waves of despair, crashes on,
And I let it on-
As time paces on, I wonder stark-
Would my memories shatter away,
Would your glassy silhouette crack, ever?

I pick up the broken pieces,
Placing them, on satin white,
Gently, i tie them up-
Locked away.
I have lost the only string,
Binding us- bathed in your touch,
Ever fragrant in your love,
And yet, I smile.

For, now I realize it deep,
No materialistic pleasure,
No token from your life-
Could ever flare up our love.
Its just the memories, that remain,
And I have just had them all-
Rekindled-
In me.