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| Heart of the Matter |
They sit together each with a
pencil in hand
To heal their wounds
For every conflict sorted, they
will draw an arch
From biggest to smallest...
They promise
To give each other Time
To respect each other,
Some space in-between so that
they stifle not their love with doting
too much
Honest they will remain
Will understand that their ego is
smaller
Than the sanctity of their love...
Agree that they will stumble...
But each will stretch out, hold the
other up...
They promise, they will hear
The beating heart, the breaking heart
will hear when there are words,
when there is silence...
They look at the paper
Arch within arch,
Reaching in, to the very core
To the heart of the matter,
They seal the deed,
And wed again.
Note -
This was really a challenging prompt. I scratched my head an umpteen number of times, thinking, thinking, thinking. Interestingly, there are 7 arches in the picture. This reminded me of the saat (seven) phere (going around a pious fire as a priest chants some prayers) the bride and groom take with each other on their wedding day. These seven rounds around fire seal their marriage as per Indian customs. This made me think of a relationship that was meant to last forever, but is breaking apart. The couple here realizes that they cannot let each other go, and hence sits down to resolve the conflict. Arches symbolize the transition they will make, the inner journey they will take here. They make seven promises in the poem and re-marry each other.
Linking it to B-A-R
