Season one,
the chase
when the
curls of her hair and twitch of her smile
bewitches
you into her sermon day and night
Passion,
that takes your sleep away and haunts your dreams
when she is
all you can think of
in lonely
moments and bereft nights
waiting for
the chance for her to note
how the
world would be brighter with you by her side
Season two
being lust
When arms
are seldom able to be off one other
and the
taste of her lips enchants fills in your soul
The moments
of flesh on flesh and ecstasy
takes your
breath away
When love
fills in her eyes, heart, body and being
the
roller-coaster ride with all its thrills
The third
is understanding
where you
notice the little things left ignored before
making new
discoveries each passing day
coping with
habits you know she isn’t going to change
learning
her, like you did a new subject at school
knowing
enough, that you don’t mind speaking for her
and she
knows you’ll make the right decisions for both
Lying next
to each other
a hug is
enough to communicate what words never can
The fourth
season takes the leap
When you
decide to spend the rest of your life together
it happens
like a peaceful sleep
slowly at
first, and then all at once
The moment
of commitment, to stick together
through
this little moment in time called life
And you
know yours will never be the same again
but it’s
okay, for even if it is a mistake
you’re in
it with the right girl
The fifth
season is family
Strangely,
you lose control of your lives
and
suddenly, too many others barge into it
With
miniature versions of yourself driving your needs
and ancient
versions of you, lighting your path
The world
suddenly expands into unforeseen challenges
you wonder
if any of it is worth it
till a tiny
creature holds your finger and blabbers a single word
that takes
away all the exhaustion and you’re ready to play again
The sixth
season is the longest and takes a toll
For years
and decades pass by and there’s nothing new for you
The fire of
passionate love has long been spent
and no new
discoveries are lurking anywhere anymore
There’s a
pillar you lean on, sometimes more than it can take
there’s a
life you know that is, and one you know will never be
Content is
your enemy here, and your source of strength
And just
when you think you finally have a hang of it
the last
season shows its head
The final
one belongs to the reaper
when you’ve
been left alone with all but her
The party
goes on, but you don’t recognize the faces anymore
Memories
galore, of ghosts that are gone
For it’s
always easier to be the one to leave
than to be
the one left behind
And as you
await the inevitable
you try to
remember the days gone by
Each season
that has etched a memory
wondering,
if it could have been more
through the
days and the decades
And with
the satisfaction of having spent your time right
You shut
the music. The song is over
And you bid
the seasons goodbye
Vishal Gupta
16th February, 2020
