DUSHYANT

What if one day

You forget who I am!

What if you never look my way

With love in your eyes,

And a song on your lips,

But with a crazy, blank stare?

What if the clock stops ticking

And time stands still?

Would you remember

The vows we had taken;

The promises that were made

Never to be broken?

What if the past fades away

When the dark night ends

And the present is a blur

When thoughts don’t mend?

What if you just walk out the door

And lose your way in a blind alley --

Never to return?

I shall cease to exist

'coz in your eyes live my pride,

My courage to be what I am
And it can all fade 

Just in the flash of an eye.

Ridden with guilt,

I'd ask dear God 

to give me another chance

To turn your face.

I'd bring back old memories 

And hold them still 

before your vacant eyes 

To wipe out your fears.

I'd turn on the lights of joy,

I'd drive out the spells of doom

And whisper in your ears,

‘Nothing is lost, nothing's gone

You're with me and mine at last.'

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(Written for Alzheimer patients)

July 13,2014, Calcutta