All I learnt is...

And all I learnt is.. 

Drawn By : Ananya Behera

Drawn By: Amrita Patnaik

Love for me is ‘he’

I went every level for his bliss.

But now I expect nothing

As he don't even have time to miss.

I gave up knowing, he won't reciprocate

& all I learnt, is how to wait…

Relationships need time

& effective communication.

Its not only my view

it's everyone’s suggestion.

All I heard is “I am busy…”, Great!!!

& all I learnt, is how to wait…

We don't need to talk whole day long

But when I was shattered, I strongly needed.

But you have no time for me,

No matter how much I pleaded.

Then our conversation turned into debate,

& all I learnt is, how to wait…

You never share your problems

& blame me that I don't understand.

I don't even know,

“In your life - Where do I stand?”

I often ask,

“What you are upto, tell me straight”

but all I learnt is, how to wait…

You are the moon of my life

surrounded by stars.

And I being night-blooming-jasmine

fighting alone - “An Internal War”.

Still, I try, hard to motivate

& all I learnt is, how to wait…

When I try to dress your wound,

I end up hurting myself.

Still I always text you first

Keeping aside my esteemed self.

But to strengthen the thread between us,
I always put an extra plait.

& all I learnt is, how to wait…

Yes, its true, I fell for you

but I don't know - why?

I feel, “I mean nothing to you”

when you remain online & don't reply.

I feel like,

You have closed all the windows & the gate.

& all I learnt is, how to wait…

I've got many ‘red cross’ in my class test.

But your blue ticks gave more pain.

Like a barren desert,

Waiting for the rain.

Many nights, I didn't even touch the plate

& all I learnt is, how to wait…

Tears come out

looking at your ‘last seen’.

Its the most helpless situation,

I had ever been.

Travelling alone in a ship through love-strait.

& all I learnt is, how to wait…

No matter how much differences

come in our way.

I am still planning a surprise

& a present for your birth-day.

I remember,

Its day number 26, month number - Eight

& all I learnt is, how to wait…

When you cut my phone calls, all I did was

to look at your picture & cry

I always ask myself :

Why can't I ignore him? Why???

To Krishna’s Gopi, I could relate,

& all I learnt is, how to wait…

Drawn by : Anwesha Mishra 

When my phone rings, why I wish

the screen to flash your name?

I always became sad,

for the call, which never came.

You know what,

Your single “good night” text has a power to elate.

but all I learnt is, how to wait…

You don't stay longer,

in my dreams too…

Why don't you feel for me

like the way, I do?

Hope we talk soon, before its too late

As I have learnt now

“How To Wait”

-Deepak Kumar Sahu

01/07/2017

02:49:35 AM