Death is her name

Jaihoon’s haunting love poem grapples with the mysterious nemesis of lovers which shatters their sweet dreams and desires.

I felt at unease;
My love, at tease.

I embraced her close,
Yet feared her loss.

She saw my sweat and fear,
And my eyes look elsewhere.

“What has put
Your heart on fire?
Has my lover
Turned to a liar?

What secret
Do you hide?
If you love another,
Then with me confide,”  

Replied I,

“For past few weeks,
I have been in pains.

My heart trembles;
In fear, it humbles.

When I see you approach,
I see Her too encroach.

I wish to love you,
At all times.
But She shatters,
All my hopes.

Both of you,
Are as real.
I cannot deny,
You either.  

She comes uninvited,
To have lovers frightened.

A nightmare of life is she,
A pirate of lovers’ sea is she.

The ridicule of love, her hobby;
She cares not for any lobby.

Ah! Death is her name,
Separation is her game.

May 19 2011. Edit August 2024