An expert hand at hide-and-seek
You hid behind the fuzzy veil
Of my closed mind, only to peek
Like Sun from behind a cloudy bale
While walking down a common path
You genty tapped, from behind
Smiled at me, then as-if in wrath
Banished me from top-of-mind?
I ever longed for that soothing smile
Amidst all the worldly tart
Severely yearned for that un-travelled mile
That unsaid promise - made heart-to-heart
I traversed deserts in mirage hunt
Meandered among the human herd
Exhausted, consumed and almost burnt
In a futile search - fake, absurd
On my blighted soul, shone mercy some
Eventually, after the prolonged test
Little I knew, more was to come
As you would be at your playful best
A little girl wanting ice-cream
Another moment - a caring wife
Effervescence and joyous screams
Confessions later, of internal strife
You howl and scowl like an angry mom
Then cuddle in me like a little baby
You toil at work and then come home
To cook with love - my favorite gravy
Ambitious dreams, your desires up-scale
Of plush hotels and luxurious cars
In simple pleasures, you yet regale
With tears on my lap, you trade old scars
Awestruck I watch, day-after-day
The way you don your different masks
Performer top-notch! And I must say
In silent pride, your audience basks
