Once now and forever all - In celebration of the Women's Day!

                                 From Ananyaa- A Friend and Guest here 


Kicking up the sand

She kept walking towards the sea

She was more than determined

To end it all now, end it all, she thought

Once now and forever all

The sand grew damper, wetter

With every step of hers

Capturing her heel

Marking the bottom of her shoe rather intricately

Giving her more than necessary time each step

To reconsider her planned action, unnecessarily

She did reach the sea eventually

Kicked up her bright red shoes, now full of sand

And stood there unmoved, in sheer disbelief

Looking at the wide expanse of the water body

Which, all over again, did mesmerize her                                        

To do or not to do, her usual dilemma

Needed to be put down to rest

Once and for all today

Once and for all, she heard herself mutter again

But now, for once,

She knew what she wanted to do exactly

To tear his letters and spread them about

In the sultry damp air, and

In the receding salty waters of the low tide

Never to be retrieved

And never to be relived