Sheer force of habit
Draws me to your doorstep
Sheer force of passion
Forces the fatal misstep

What is it I want or seek
In this illicit connection
What is it that I lack
In my present disposition

The mystery that surrounds you
Keeps me grossly captivated
The intrigue around your persona
Keeps me continually enchanted

Is it the person or the enigma
Which continues to attract
Will the present desirability endure
Once the charmed mist retracts

Are you filling a genuine void
That my life lacks so dearly
Or is it my unbridled lust
That is acting so queerly

Will I be any happier or stabler
Once it is all over and done
Will I be any wiser or enlightened
When I’m back to square one

Subir Chakraborty / 30th July 2018