Monday 11 April 2022

Ideal Mate

 











In a college hostel for girls

discussion was on as to the 'ideal mate'

different expectations were shared

looks, strength, loving nature....   


Then spoke a girl who 

instead of sharing expectations said

" One day, I will have mine

a partner to marry and love

and then I will love him so much

so much, as to suffocate him with love 

totally helpless, totally dependent on me

eating out of my hand...."   


It's when love is confused with other needs

that you deny space, not give room to your mate

to breathe on his/her own...

before long, the partners becomes so stifled

that the courageous say good bye...


As for the others, they are destined to be puppies

on a leash for life...


NB: I recited  this poem at the Vijayawada poetic prism 2021 on 10th April 2022

6 comments:

  1. Hari OM
    Smothering is surely not love, but possession! (Is this your "I" contribution?) YAM xx
    I=Introspection

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    1. ...silly me - realised I'd already seen the "I"!!! Yxx

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  2. Yes, this is not part of the challenge. This was written for a poetry meet we recently had on Sunday, 10th April. Thank you for responding.

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  3. Love has many shades. Shadeless love is rare.

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  4. Thank you for responding and sharing your thoughts on the subject.

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  5. An ideal pair
    Thursday,14th Apr 2022

    An ideal, real, honest, and good
    the reference for the mate is understood
    Is it a compulsion?
    or real confusion

    One may have the picture in the mind
    and try to find
    a match that proves his expectation
    and enters the relation

    whether it is an arranged one
    or entered by anyone
    all speculations come to an end
    love's prominence remains an apparent trend

    Love is a refuge
    that has never been refused
    The mind settles and the heart responds
    both swim in a blue water pond

    either of the two remains loyal
    their commitment and sentiments represent loyalty
    so long they function within the scope of humanity
    there is a grace of an almighty

    "Ideal mate" is a real dream of a human being
    they try to bring
    the harmonious atmosphere
    and act as an ideal pair

    (c) Dr. Hasmukh Mehta
    World Poet Laureate

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