That moment of sunset is yet remembered, Converting the brightness into darkness, The hopeful eyes awaited the appearance of the shiny moon, Having multiple wishes and desires I searched and searched and searched The first night’s moon! But, the dark eyes couldn’t find out anything, Gradually, the darkness appeared The hopeful eyes became hopeless, Oh! Suddenly, a minor part of moon appeared behind the clouds, I felt happy, Millions of expectations had risen up later, Initiating the holy days with gladness Expected to sacrifice the days, Bearing the pains of empty stomachs, Fasting! Successfully, I did whatever expected, Even colleagues criticised me Having yourself punished with it is idiotic, Guided me to protect the health Respecting the profession, enjoy the moments without tension, The rejection was my final selection! I faced every hardship and pain For thy happiness matters the most to me! Finally, the special day approached in no time Killing my dreams and wishes, When you stopped accompanying me My struggle became fruitless, And every way is blocked for me yet by now, Such special events always come and go Having nothing to cheer up for me, In thy absence! I am hopeless and helpless till now Still lost in the dark No one can find out me but you, I only await your accompaniment Return back and hold my hand For I may never exist without you anymore! Published in Daily Times, August 26th 2018.