By Dr. Pratik Pravin Bhat
We went for a road trip
To that temple
In that hidden location
You prayed to the deity
You made an atheist pray too
How love changes people
I got your habits
You got mine, too
There was a stream
Into which we buried our feet
As the clear water flowed
Our feet touched each other’s
As we exited the temple
Onto the road
You started melting into me
Like ice, not snow
You kept going on
Touching me in places
Unknown
Giving me all those sensations
That made my eyes close
I forgot that I was driving
I missed a turn at the hairpin bend
Our car went off the cliff
Into the air
I was still content
We looked at each other
Laughed
As gravity defied everything
We felt funny
We tried to kiss
In the air
We knew we wouldn’t make it
We let our kiss
Make it worth it
We crashed
Together
Maybe being with each other
Made the pain
Bearable
I woke up in a hospital bed
I had multiple fractures and had lost an arm
I tried to see you
But the nurse saw me
Moving
Told me swiftly
To not search
You were dead
Succumbed
Even though I was alive
I felt dead
Inside.
By Dr. Pratik Pravin Bhat
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