Don't

Don’t get so close to someone
That you get used to the person
If it happens that your heart gets broken
And it burns in pain even more than an arson.

Don’t write him in your diary with so much gravity
That the pages can no longer bear the weight
And one day the name itself wants to get out
Wishes to get away and can not wait.

Don’t dream such a dream
That its there for you all the time, like a strong shoulder
If it happens that you wake out of the dream
And you are left bereft in a snowstorm and it only gets colder n colder

Don’t give someone so much of your time
That he owns your every moment and every stage
And one your own mirror
Wishes if it could find your own face, your true visage

Don’t make someone so much yours
That you tend to forget his self-existence
If it happens that he gets conscious
And gives you a blow to regain his countenance

But…but…
Don’t go so much away from someone
That you have only your shadow to count on
And one day you want to call on someone
And you are lost in your own screams and the echo.


(Inspired from the original in Marathi by Jitendra M.)