' A Fantasy Re-Lived '

A once upon a time Live fantasy insulated me Just as on that evening when It diluted misery to its last dreg Dissolving it in the scent of Freshly watered grass And the melting sun Twilight shadows Played upon the eager skin Till darkness descended To breathe life into your hands That picked the water droplets Off my faltering feet How we’re cut off from The physicality of the surroundings Even the gardener, reduced to a dot In the fading light of the sun Only the scent we had absorbed Wafting around… That fairytale fantasy Came to be seated by me On this dark cement bench Yes, I relived every moment Of that once upon a time fantasy On this summer evening Under a flickering bulb… 10 Apr 2011 06.05hrs