You left a ring in my *******
Motions of emotions it did trigger
You said your move was for a study leave
So to wear those good scents you could perceive
I’ve waited till the demise of the sun
The moon hastens to join the sleeping sun
The ring and I are ageing
Sugar, aren’t you done studying?
The queen of your ring, I’m becoming
Innocent, when are you returning?

You said it was for Master’s degree
To wait on you, I did agree
It’s now thirteen years since we bade goodbye
Mine eyes are now knights to the azure sky
Forlorn, I sit in the ice of the quiet night
Pleading with faring aircrafts that greet my sight
To tell thee tenderly, the weight of a waiter’s burden
And assuring still, that I won’t change all of a sudden
But the Queen of the ring I’m becoming
Dear Innocent, when are you returning?

I heard you now have a “white collar” job
To your lines, I do the “phone caller” job
Gosh! The lines you gave me are now switched off
The hope light that did shine is now switched off
They said you’re a king heartbreaker
That you won’t be back from America
But ‘Hearsay’ is not my “deal breaker”
Your ring is on me like church sticker
Some said your love affairs are not fair
Yet, caution- I dashed the atmosphere
A million voices voice doubts to my hearing
Yet, I await your promise of returning
This lifelong ring, till death, I’m wearing
Innocent, when are you returning?

Many came for my hand in marriage
That your marriage promise is a mirage
But like a loyal soldier
I keep your last order
That I eat not another’s banana
Since you’d soon become the chief farmer
I’m starving, starving of love and love’s warmth
Heart- broken, its pieces, fed on by worms
I’m fading, I’m burning
Still praying, still waiting
If you ever return to find but my dust or ashes
If you return to find my carcass or soul in patches
Know I died waiting for my lover’s promise
Yet, I hope you’ll make good this promise
I’ll wear this ring; though, strong age keeps calling
Remember your promise of returning

#Austin_Vicker🌺
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