I’m Not Saying…
…What I Now Know
i’m not saying
i’m not saying you shouldn’t have worked hard — you did
i’m not saying your hours were too long — they were
i’m not saying you kept scores of patients from succumbing.
do you give medicine and their own spirit to live any credit?
i’m not saying you don’t deserve every success you’ve had
If your measure of success is the asses and assets you have.
I’m saying in the 18,250 hours of meditation
calculated for 25 years daily for two hours a day
did you find a moment to introspect or reflect
did you live a balanced life with work and family
you had created with me, as from women you expect?
i’m saying did you see a woman by your side —
a human being — you did not know until 18 years ago —
when your psychiatrist asked or told you (right?)
You know Juhi is another person, separate from you?
i’m not saying is no longer my refrain
I’m saying
ㅤ ㅤand saying
ㅤ ㅤㅤ ㅤand saying
ㅤ ㅤㅤ ㅤㅤ ㅤand saying
ㅤ ㅤㅤ ㅤㅤ ㅤㅤ ㅤand saying
ㅤ ㅤㅤ ㅤㅤ ㅤㅤ ㅤㅤ ㅤㅤ ㅤㅤ ㅤuntil it is all said.
©JkMansi Juhi Kalra 2018. All rights reserved.
Thanks to Stephen M. Tomic at The Junction.
