You Die; I Die - Love Poems - Part 2 by Nikhil Parekh - HTML preview

48. ONE INSTANT 

One instant we were scratching wildly; deeply embedding unruly nails in

our skins,

While the next moment we embraced each other tightly; placidly lying

down on the couch.

One instant we were pulling our hair; almost uprooting each strand

firmly adhered to its scalp,

While the next moment we fondled each others palms; intricately tracing

the lines that lay deeply embodied therein.

One instant we were pummeling ourselves in the stomach; hurling a

volley of abashing expletives at one another,

While the next moment we stared unrelentingly into each others eyes;

drowning ourselves wholesomely into an ocean of mesmerizing dreams.

One instant we were kicking frantically; tickling ourselves voraciously

in the ribs; and our hands coated with piquant chili powder,

While the next moment we whispered nimbly in each others ears; reciting

enchantingly true and passionate tales of fantasy.

One instant we were making obnoxious faces; scowling at one another

with our tongues audaciously peeking out,

While the next moment we assisted each other in the kitchen; to

harmoniously prepare appetizing delicacies; for nocturnal supper.

One instant we were screeching rampantly like savage tigers; inundating

our eardrums with thunderous sound,

While the next moment we went off to blissful sleep; safely and

securely in each others arms.

One instant we were rolling in a slush of squalid mud; splashing dirty

water fervently on our bare skins,

While the next moment we sang in unison with the nightingale; drifted

our minds towards sedative sounds; emanating from the dense undergrowths of

the jungle.

One instant we were brandishing swords on our bodies; clanging them

incoherently against each other,

While the next moment we sprinkled dying plants with water; sipping the

same gently from our hands.

One instant we were fighting like cats and dogs; banging the pillow at

one another; till the fluff whizzed out in a frenzy,

While the next moment we kissed each other on the forehead; applying

antiseptic creams on our bruises.

And one instant we looked at one another in sheer hatred; with rays of

contempt emitting belligerently from our eyes,

While the next moment we confessed that we were madly in love; prayed

to the  Creator to keep us bonded in the strings of immortal romance.