ABANDONED

I had learnt the contours 
From guiding scents 
And leading wisps 
Of the place you called home 
Its pathways 
Where you walked, and sat 
Spinning thoughts, 
Of the seat 
That held the warmth 
Of your being 

Unseen memories gathered
For someday, maybe,
A moment stolen from time 
When I would come 
Trying to find you 
With just your whispers 
To guide me 
No name, or a place…
But that was never anything 
Between us,
These trappings of the world 

We always followed 
The rules 
Of hearts and souls 
And feelings 
Rising from the lap of the earth 
Until 
You went away 
Just went away...... 
Not a breath left there 
To guide my way 
To where you've been 

How could you! 
How could you gather your traces 
From the air 
That you promised would be my friend 
Till the end?
Where is the fragrance of your eyes 
Following my beats 
Through poetries?

Where are you....just gone 
From my mind’s sight 
With nary a track to bring me 
Home 
You could have just asked me 
And I would have returned 
Every map 
Every voice, every word 
That could lead me to you 
But at least 
You could have left me 
The memories..... 

After all 
Home was never a place, but a feeling 

MS