Would you know?

This would never happen to me
I am always strong
I could do no wrong
My heart can never betray me.

Proud of my strength
I go through life
Being the good wife
With every breath.

On days like today
I wander and wonder
Feeling the dew as I ponder
My life's purpose away.

Thinking of those left behind
In the race to Improve
Step by aching step to Prove
We are, to ourselves aligned.

Ruing lost loves
Sweet kisses under the moon
My heart still in a swoon
Spawning the whys and hows.

How would you know
Why I stay cold
How could you know
Why I seem bold
How would you know
The secrets I hold
Smiling in silence,
your reflection, I behold.

K P Rashmi, March 2007