A gleam of ecstasy
Amidst infinite uncertainties
Treasured like
The first virtual kiss
We happened to share
On the sparkling eve
Of the late October festivities
Has become the center
Of my precarious existence.

With this beaming joy,
Now takes shape
All my dreams of
Future happiness.
A little castle of love
Have I begun to build
On the ground of your trust
Its walls fortified by your assurances
Of never-ending love.

But the mean blows of time
Have brutally shaken
The tender foundation
Of our nascent love;
Forcing us to retract
To forget
All the moments we have shared,
To forget
All the promises we have made.

Yet strangely,
We choose
Despite all odds
To hold on to each other;
Not ready to Let Go,
Keeping all at stake
To protect our love
Rendered fragile
By external disruptions.

My precarious world
Like a fine pearl necklace
Is held together
By a delicate string
Of your love and care,
Jeopardized even by a mild threat
Of being shattered like a broken heart
The pearls of my happiness
Rolling, rolling away…….





08th January 2007
8.28 pm

asma bahrainwala

http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/my-precarious-world/