I don't know what went wrong...

My attention to her was single minded,

Why don't you reciprocate? I always chided,

The world isn't a safe place does she not see?

Why does she want me to leave and let her be?

I am her lover, I am her friend and I am her guide,

Even before she demands I will provide,

I am her world and within me she should reside!!

I don't know what is she afraid of and why has she lied?

I have alienated all to have her by my side,

At times it has been difficult to swallow my pride,

Does she not know that she is wholly mine?

It is her indifference that makes me pine!!

I feel isolated and forlorn,

This was bound to happen my friends had warned!!

Am I wrong in loving her this way?

It wasn't a problem before then why is it today?

It is hard to explain what I undergo,

It is neither distrust nor insecurity that causes my woes,

Looking in her eyes is what calms me down,

Every second of her absence is what I mourn!!

The grip was tight and my hold relentless,

Was life left? It was hard to guess,

I clung to her as if she was only mine,

Was I the poison ivy sapping her shine?

Is my story going to meet a sad end?

It is not that I haven't tried to mend,

In my new avatar I wasn't being myself,

Is it what they mean when they say lose yourself?

I stand hurt, silent and agitated,

I hope one day I shall be vindicated,

I can change but not become someone else

That is the last thing I will say in my defense!!!