Paradox

a poem by Ravinder Malhotra

Do you still remember?
The smiles, hopes and tears
Or have you forgotten all
And changed over the years

Do you still remember?
The promises you tried to make
“I’ll be with you forever”
Till God with him shall take

Is Life but a paradox?
For people like you and me
Or are we in search of truths
Those others too never see

Or am I just a lonely dove
In the eye of a storm
Into the unknown ventured
To explore the gloomy calm

Firm as an albatross
On the rock above
I brave the fierce winds, while you
Nest your children’s love

As time goes by we hope
Once again we shall meet
Doused of all our fire
Somewhere on life’s street

Before this life fades
Our paths will cross again
In ever-changing sands of time
Our footprints shall remain.