iShailee

The Earth shook and stood still,
It started to move again but, didn’t ..
as if, a little confused.
A murderer spared his victim,
and profusely apologised!
A thief donated all his belongings,
to charity!!
Apparently, they too were confused..

A man stopped and muttered, “What’s happening?“
Another replied, “Oh! Haven’t you heard? It’s the Devil……“
“The Devil??“
“Yes!, the Devil is in love!“

Deep down below and anguished cry,
“Oh why? Oh why?
Did I fall in love?
and that too with an Angel!“
“Oh I hate her!
No, I don’t!!
I shall burn her!
No, I won’t!!
Rip her wings apart…
but, that I just can’t!!“
“Oh the Heaven with me,
Why did I fall in love?“

And, then he thought of her,
all glowing and pure.
She stood for all he hated,
and yet he didn’t hate her.
He didn’t like it all,
It made him seem small
He was the Devil after all!

He didn’t know what he feared more,
Losing her or losing himself,
because, lose himself he would,
If he allowed himself to love…

His despair shook the Earth,
and his sadness shook it still,
But his love it was,
that reined in the evil.

Atlast he decided ,
he allowed himself to love!
He sought her out
and confessed his love,
she demurely accepted,
she too was in love!

Their arms reached out,
bodies embraced,
their thirsting lips found each other
and then,
there was no Devil,
there was no Angel,
there was nothing,
just a slowly spreading warmth of their love remained….

–Shailee