sunset

they were pacing towards

the city lake, hand in hand,

dusky skies of the fall 

won't upset them this time,

his heart knows no rest 

to spill his sacred secret to her, 

dark austere in her eyes, 

she was never taught that

she is able and sound in love,

reddish orange skies meant 

for his calmness in chaos, 

yellowish brown maple leaves

on the road, dried like her 

dead ephipany for life, 

his left hand in his left pocket

holding a little ring case tightly,

her right hand waving to and fro 

with thumb wrapped in by fingers, 

"just seven steps to the lake, Steven! "

watching her shoes stepping out, 

"or just seven seconds for a new life, Kate! "

turning his face right to look at 

her flips covering half her temples, 

each step to the lake crushed 

leaves beneath their feet causing

sounds of his hurried heartbeats, 

sounds of her knuckled fingers,

"here it is, see how red touches blue

as if they'll mingle at the eternity. " 

he affirms her, standing at lakeshore

"what if this red burns and

engulfs this resting blue? "

she asks out of curiosity, 

rocking her head, he holds

her hand tightly, she is still coarse, 

too coarse as if scratches 

on her face colour her darklines, 

too afraid to lose a piece of tear

she dives her eyes into blue waters, 

enough to stare at her inability

for loving anyone, 

"maybe not today, Kate"

"what not today, Steven"

"nothing Kate, 

maybe The Sun doesn't want to 

set like a common star today . "

"you mean ? " she whispers, 

"nothing Kate, we should head 

back , it's getting dark now"

"alrighh Steven"

they turned their back to the sun

and walked for their homes, 

he held her hand tightly and 

loosening his grip over the case, 

taking his left hand out of pocket, 

smiling with her lips sealed, 

she turned her eyes left to

seek his promising yearning. 

the sun sets down. 

- chetna 🌻