The world forgetting and by the world forgot,
I walk through the sun coz a care I have not.
There's a spring in my step
A song on my lips.
I am looking on to the road ahead.
The road beckons me
It's holding its arms open for me
I move forward to embrace it.
I cannot wait to sail the high seas
For there is nothing I keep back.
I set out free as a bird
Flying away to new lands
Home can will be any place I choose to stop
There is nothing I keep back
Flying through the skies
Soaring over the sea,
I saw you in a distance
And you saw me.
You passed me by
And I began to follow
You almost had me on a leash
Why? I cannot follow
You are the exotic
You pull me towards you
Why do you seem familiar?
Do I know you?
You pull me on
As if by an invisible leash.
I don't know why
But you have me.
It is the hows and whys that
I cannot figure out.
But I let them lie
For I am with you
And it matters not.
Good night my beloved
I say as I fall asleep.
In my dreams,
I see you again
But we've only just met.
You hold my hand
And take me into the journey.
This is the journey of my own life.
But how are you here?
Coz we've only just met.
You show me our past
Past which had both you and me.
When you and I were together
When I was so happy
Words were not enough to describe.
I confessed how much I loved you
But you were the free spirit.
You flew away leaving me bereft.
It hurt me inside
It hurt so bad
I couldn't even cry.
I decided to take you away from me
When I realised you had taken me away from you.
I tried to throw everything out
To remove all trace
To forget I even knew you.
Alas I failed!
You are not a part of me
You are me
Try as I might,
I cannot get away from me.
You are ingrained in me
So deep, I cannot even reach
The depths of my soul
You've taken me over completely.
I dont know why you left
I dont know why you didnt turn back.
It seems it was easy for you.
It is not so easy for me.
I hold on
I would not let go.
You are safe with me.
You will be with me
Even after you left.
It is beyond my control
But I wouldn't chain you for the world.
I hold on to my memories
Keeping them as my personal treasure.
Even though I let you go
May you stay happy forever.
Though I ask for one promise
If you meet me on a street,
Just greet me like a friend
It is all I need to make me happy
In the end.
P.S. This poem is written as an ode to the movie 'Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind' and I am writing this as Joel Barish (protagnist).
It may seem a bit different from what happens in the movie. That's coz I saw it a while ago and I got around to writing this only now. Hence it turns more into my own interpretation rather than character speak.
Hope you like it!
