In Jaisalmer

Don’t look at me with such disdain!
I know you are right.
There is beauty in every corner.
Yet, I feel a pain -
An ache that can’t tell my plight!

Smitten by the promise
I came afar.
I didn’t question;
I didn’t pry;
I didn’t even want to know the lefts and rights.
Here I am,
Looking up,
As there stands in grandeur -
The work of art, of Jaisalmer.

It’s a fortress,
Not a palace for the queens!
But I was happy with it pillars
Only, it’s not golden!
You didn’t add to the indifference I felt,
It only added to my indifferent self.

Don’t look at me with such disdain.
You can share my agony too,
Give me the comfort
Of being not the only one!
In humble exploration
I did often yield…
Teased with your words,
Looking away from the scrabble score-sheet.
I called you subtle, I called you aloud
But in my golden fields, you had your doubt.

May be you came into my life
Only to tell,
The road to Jaisalmer is beautiful.
Yes! You took me through the Melas
The gorgeous day went in dance and songs!
Yes, You took me through the Melas!

In the coming days
I will be the gorgeous damsel
Making my journey in song and dance
Looking for my Jaisalmer, in another town.