I always saw you
in my future but
You lived in the present.
You never dreamed about the future or
At least you didn't tell me
about your dreams.
While I was quite busy
planning our future,
You were quite busy finding one.
I thought that we were dividing our work,
That you are sorting out our livelihood and
I am sorting out our living.
I was wrong.
You were more practical in this issue.
You planned for yourself, not me.
Maybe love blinded me.
Maybe love made me selfless.

I looked out for things that
may separate us one day.
I knew that caste and religion were outdated in our families.
I knew that another girl
cannot win you over me.
I found nothing worth splitting us but
I never thought of you as a reason
to end us.
I never thought that you would wait for me to walk away.
Unaware of this,
I playfully walked away as usual.
You didn't chase me this time.

If life throws me back at you, I hope you catch me.
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