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POETRY
Unfinished Conversations
A poem
Some conversations remain unfinished. They can be due to time, a plane missed, a phone ringing, or miscommunication. Everyone has an untold story or a conversation that never happened due to circumstances.
The lips quivered when I tried to speak,
But the words couldn’t make it through,
Some questions remained in my eyes,
Few words got lost in the silent depth.
You too probably had to say a lot,
I too tried to meet you many times,
But time had passed and we lost track,
It’s difficult to get those moments back.
Now, I flip the pages of the book,
And those unsent letters you gave,
The letters you couldn’t give to her,
They remain untouched and safe.
Maybe distance was not the end of it,
Like those unread books on the shelf,
Some meetings might not be destined,
Those conversations remain unfinished.
— © Rekha Balachandran
