Time a wind through my hair
Vines of promises around my tresses curl
Bind me whole yet caress my face.
Kisses forgotten on my lover's lips
Shimmy their glitter, then melt away
Words spoken a million times
The fluff of dreams and of all things beautiful
But a lonely heart shall crave
And I'd ride astride them
Creatures that gleam alive yet only in fantasy live

I'd waft through each fairyland
On the wings of glorious time
Like a song that lilts the hearts of solemn lovers.
So I rush forth in ecstasy
Alas! A mirror is all I see
And as my eyes begin clouding over
The woman in it with glittering eyes
Smiles her familiar beguiling smile,
then asks,
Hush... Who's the fool now?

- Rema Nair