*We'll Meet Again* A Poem of Shalini Yadav from India

The first cut is always the deepest

And I have also never forgotten you

It's not mere impetuous

And futile fling for me

Even if we parted soon

And acted like chalk and cheese

But I always hope that

We'll meet again.....

From different worlds

And different journeys

But we destined to meet

Both; first and second time

Now wherever I go

There'll be a part of me

Always hoping that

We'll meet again......

It might be puerile

And an unfulfilled story of us

But it would be cruel to judge it

Under the premise of infidelity

As it was virtue of me

To fall for that angelic warmth

And I always hope that

We'll meet again.....

In every poem

Every story

Every novel

I feel you and me together

Blooming in love

Crying, heart-rendering and splitting

And always hoping that

We'll meet again...

©️ Shalini Yadav from India

Dr Shalini Yadav holds a PhD in Post-colonial Literature and M. Phil in ELT from University of Rajasthan. She has done a course in Advanced Creative Writing from University of Oxford, UK. She has progressive teaching experience of 15 years at college level in India, Libya and Saudi Arabia. She has participated and presented papers in many conferences, chaired sessions and delivered lectures. She has edited and authored 10 books. Many of her short stories and poems have been published in peer-reviewed journals and anthologies, besides, she is member of various literary and poetry societies. Additionally, she has meticulously written research articles for various International refereed journals and edited volumes and is also reviewer of various qualitative International journals of different countries.