Reading Partners

Every night, for the three years we were together

She'd sit right there

On that couch

And read

And on this couch

I'd read too 

The most pleasant silence would soften the room

And the only sweeping sounds that bloomed would be

Her fingers gliding on the page when she'd turn her page

And when I'd turn mine

Every once in a while

We turned our pages at the same time

And when that used to happen

She'd look at me; I, her

And we'd smile

She was only my roommate

But when she left

She left me some of her books

And every once in a while

When I'm sitting alone; reading

I catch myself smiling at the thought, 

"That she could be turning too"

 - By Ritvij Tiwari. 23-July-2024. Gaur City, Greater Noida.