my forever flame

I looked for it far and wide

Across oceans,

Atop mountains

Over bridges

And in between ravines.

I looked for it in friends

And in foes

In open arms

& on shut doors

I looked for it during days & nights

At dawn and dusk

In incenses and fragrances

& all kinds of musk

I looked for it on weekdays

& on Saturday Brunches

During short coffee breaks

& Long lazy Sunday lunches

I looked for it in men

And their beguiling eyes

In their smooth talks

& practised smiles.

I looked for it in true loves,

And in one night stands

In forever & evers

And in morning afters

I looked for it in joy

And in heaps of sadness

In squeals of laughter

And in streaks of madness

Maybe its sitting

Under a big old tree

around some corner

Still hiding from me

Or maybe it's lying open in a park,

Where its quiet & calmer

Where I can hear dogs softly bark

& where the winter sun feels warmer

Or does it lie exposed

Under a midnight blue sky

Where the moon shimmers gently

Along with the stars twinkling & shy

I looked for it in arms around my waist

In kisses on my crown

In songs sung softly for me,

And as our fingers interlaced.

But alas, everything i found

Was short-lived & small

For nothing compared

To the glow within me

The flame that was my all.

The one that always stayed

The one that picked me up

The one I screamed often at

But the one I hugged right back,

No more wasted nights

Or scribbles in my books,

For I've finally found

That for which

Everywhere I looked.