Broken promises

(909)  Svapne chilo kache

In a dream He was near.
He left saying He'd reappear,
But my Sweetheart did not come again.
In a dream He was near.
He is such a distant friend.
He simply took my everything;
And in return He gave me nothing.

In my mental bud, as much sweetness as was there,
With Him He did take it all, leaving me empty.
Hope's lamp He lit while going...
Was it His duplicity?

Even today, recalling this, my heart arises, musing:
Does He truly love me, near to me is He coming?
I will not cherish Him nor will I talk of Him;
But to keep forgetting Him, that I cannot do.
In a dream He was near;
He left saying He'd reappear,
But my Shining One, He came no more.

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