Love Sans Commitment

When we met that day, we were strangers at bay Seeking a companion, my eyes met yours with gay An unwritten bond enveloped you and me Destined to be life partner everyday Days and months and years passed Our relationship changed tracks by the way My love demanded sex, yours sought commitment Life seemed a chore, none of us had a say Love borne out of compulsion, we became partners at bay Our love was blind, exposed day by day Years down the line, my eyes have opened Only to realize you say to my love “nay” Is it too late! – am afraid you shall never Meet my eyes with love and gay Sitting alone with lost hope to win back your commitment Come back O Dear’, I wait for that day … Suresh M Iyer