A soldier's Wife

Happy Independence day!
A tribute to all the soldiers and their families, who sacrifice their lives to protect our motherland and keep us safe!

She stood silently

Watching him go

All he could do was ignore

All the tears that flew

From their eyes

But he had to walk away

From her side

Because he could no more be her guide

Even though the pain was crushing him from inside

Clenching his throbbing heart, bleeding

He walked till the other side of the road

An inexplicable helplessness vanquishing him that couldn’t be cured.

He didn't turn back even once.

Because he knew if he did even once

He won’t be able to part his ways

He felt too weak to bear the excruciating pain

He knew how she must be looking at his back

Sobbing silently as the time pass

But his mother was calling him

His duty, the only way to repay the debt

He knew, though devastated, she will never object.

Because she loved him way too much

As innocent as white lily was her love

Fresh like a morning dew, her presence gleamed

He blissfully aware how lucky she made him feel

She deserved more, his heart sighed

But all she got was a bunch of painful moments

And a fake promise of togetherness

When he came and went like a wind

Leaving her alone on her own

 A creeping guilt engulfed his conscience

This time he might not even return alive

His heart ached

A brutal truth left unsaid

But he had to go for her mother’s sake

He wished to rewind those moments

He wished to turn back once to gaze at her beautiful wife’s face

A tear escaped from his eyes

As he know it’s too late now to rewind

Now he is left with only memories

All he could hope that

Without him, she will learn to survive