Hypothetical Heroes

I remember a dear friend

telling me,

'learn to read the silences,

no words are needed;

when actions ring,

you are loved dearly,

and silences sing.'

I marveled at his wisdom,

I cherished this verse;

like Alice,

I walked with hypothetical heroes

in a parallel universe.

You know ,

I belong to Jane Austen's world,

and so one day I met someone,

who wasn't a duke

who wasn't a duke's friend either

he didn't mention pride,

and prejudice neither.

I was overwhelmed,

he looked so strong,

he smelled of courage;

so I followed my heart's song.

He delighted in the joy,

yet spoke of his fears;

It was unusual something,

he said, he didn't share with his peers;

he wondered why,

he has untouched shores,

with no space and closed doors,

we walked hand in hand,

and he led me to a place,

I was touched

and I was delighted

The canopy was thick

flowers were wild,

colours were bright;

and breeze was mild,

this 'garden of peace' he called his heart

I was there and I was his part.

Butterflies fluttered,

cuckoos called;

I basked in this beauty,

fumbled and stalled

'love is a leap,

I heard someone say.

Did you mean that I can stay

Forever and a day?.'

He gleamed,

and he smiled,

I saw a twinkle;

as he replied,

'Oh, stay you can't,

but you can come again;

You are a special friend,

and I love to entertain.'

He took me by hand,

and read me a verse;

Hypothetical heroes

in a parallel universe.

So you see my friend,

I don't know if silences sing

words are true and actions can ring

But for sure I gained some insight

that murky night when silences sighed!