** Nitayauvani Draupadi - Pooja Sharma's AT**#14 - Page 12

The pitter patter of the rain

as it danced on the muddy field,

made me look up and stare

at the deep grey sky.

A flash of light made

me close my eyes and

there I saw her ...

she who would never be mine.

With a smile so wide,

and a face so pretty.

A goofy expression,

with eyes that played

the ultimate game of hide-and-seek..

I felt my grip tighten,

the string ripping through my fingers.

I felt my body tremble,

the thought of not being with her.

I wanted to stare at her for hours,

to throw everything away.

Just keep her in my thoughts,

until the end of eternity.

As pain hit my body,

I dropped to one knee.

I wish I was proposing,

but shit I'm bleeding.

As the grip loosened,

my thoughts fogged up.

I tried to fight back,

but it was all to be lost.

Then I hear her voice,

a charming, dazzling sound.

She cried out my name

again and again through her tears.

I breathed a sigh of relief,

and decided to swallow my pride.

If I was ever going to get close to her,

It's time for it to die.

I turned back to see her enchanted smile,

filling my entire heart with love.

I smiled right back, despite my bloody mouth

and with my heart on fire, I leaped about..

I ducked and dodged,

jumped and twisted.

I even contorted my body,

just to make it more impressive.

She stood there smiling,

perhaps even laughing,

at my crazy antics.

I didn't mind,

for she was my Panchaali,

but I was her Paarth.