A Love Affair Gone Wrong

You looked at me
With eyes wide open;
Attraction writ large
On your face.

Soon we were together
And spent times joyous;
Those initial moments
Etched in my mind.

Can you forget those
Nightly trips to the beach
You and me alone
While the world slept.

The intimate stroll across
The campus in the eve.
When limping, I accompanied
You, a thorn’s mischief.

Rushed to the classes
In the wee hours, came back
Rushing as well.
Those times, now a distant memory.


You refused to part
With me, when others
Wanted to spend time with me
Such was your love for me.

Now that I am crippled
My both legs unable to support me
You left me, never batted
An eyelid to look back at me.

Now as I lie in neglect
My bones beginning to rust
Do you remember me?
I am your once loved cycle....