For We won the race together...

Day is bright and I hear the birds sing,
Wish I could step out and sing with the birds,
I can hear people around,
The air around is heavy,
I hear the siren from the nearby factory..

I wish to get up and walk towards my love,
For she lay on the next bed waiting for our kids to part,
My eldest son took all out leaving us together for sometime,
I stretched my hands and reached for hers,
It was cold and our hands shivered...

Our destinies were written ages ago,
Back in school I remember the way we rocked,
I longed for every new day for I could meet her,
We were friends who lived in our on spheres,
And one day she said to the rest that I was her best friend...

We stayed as good friends and smiled from hearts,
It took me time to realize my feelings for her,
For I had never been in love and lived life of a friend.
It was time for us to leave school and we parted for good
I moved out and she lived home...

Life felt arid and empty without her...
For the first time I missed her and longed for her...
Her smile won hearts and eyes spoke...
My smile was handicapped for I had one dimple,
I moved from one to another to find her...

Every girl I met were sweet, but I tried to find her...
Years passed and my feelings got strong..
I had to tell her my love for I was scared to loose her..
Oh God, for I believe in Christ and she believe in Krishna..
But hearts believe in love for all Gods are love...

She worked hard and made a fortune,
For I struggled to win my bread...
But I knew I could fulfill all her dreams...
For I had will, health and God...
I thought for days and planned to speak out...

Dear, you were my strength... You are my friend...
For you know I work hard... But you don't know why...
Its time to let you know for all my hard work was to see you happy..
To live a life alone would be hard... And to live a life for others is even hard..
If I were to die tomorrow I have no regrets for I have told you my love...

The days that followed was long for we had no clue on life...
She spoke nothing... and the days got long...
One day she called and planned to meet out...
We had no plans to break our parents for all trusted us...
We decided to move on and speak to them...

She was smart, she was quick...
She won my parents and now it was my turn...
I am a man but feared of loosing her...
I stepped to her parents for they took me in...
Did they know I was to break their hearts...

I lived a life alone for I had no siblings...
I don't know the pain of a Brother or a Sister while parting...
I am neither a Father nor a Mother to know the pain of parting their daughter...
But I am a Son who lived his life just and has love to share...
I want the love of a Sister and the love of my In-Laws...
"Can I marry your daughter...?"

For the room was silent... I heard the clock tick...
I heard my heart thump... For I asked a Dad and Mom their love..
The wind didn't blow and the air got hot..
For her Dad said "She has grown... But she is still our gem...
We bought her happiness and gave her love. Can you give her more love...?"

Now we are here holding our hands out...
We had three and they had six to total...
For our love did bear fruits...
Never did I let her cry... Never had she complained...
I took her in my heart not to my home..

It wasn't our bodies that united but we united our souls,
Our kids grew up strong and they made us proud...
We won the race... For we were good parents...
We were good grandparents... and we lived in God...
For our destiny was written by God...

A bright light filled my room...
I can see Krishna and Christ...
Our time has come... we tightened our grips...
And the Gods smiled and took us along...
We lived together and we will live together
in a world unknown... We won the race together....