Sands of Time

I must have been eighteen when I left home,

After a heated debate about wanting to stay alone.

I must have checked all the right boxes while being in college,

And found a soul mate in you, I do acknowledge.

I must have rebelled and ran away from you,

Though our love had deepened and had begun to brew;

I must have been scared about

putting down my roots,

But I must have known all roads lead back to you!

I must have run away from the road unseen as they say!

Unlike you, my feet were made of clay!

I must have surprised you no end as from the nest I flew,

But then I must have known all roads lead back to you!

I must have run away from our village,

Maybe because I was still not ready for marriage!

But then I must have somehow known,

That without you, I will cease to exist and be all alone!!

I must have wanted to live a life less ordinary,

The exotic and the exciting were always on my itinerary!

But I must have known that whatever path I pursued,

Will join the roads that lead back to you!

I must have known that thirty years later,

We will be together on the stage of the world’s amphitheater

I must have known that however far I flew,

You were the wind beneath my wings and all roads lead back to you!