Lone Sentinel Of A Thousand Dreams

Sakhi
he bows his head in silence
even as you chide him
for being so selfish
"not even an ounce of love" you shout!
Sakhi
you don't know how hard he tries
to suppress the simmering ocean of his love
to hold back its tidal waves
waiting to sweep you off
to that ocean's floor with him.
Sakhi
how he longs to unleash those waves!
Yet knows how hard it is for you
to let go of all that you hold dear
and elope with him
to that paradise of love.
Sakhi
there are mermaids and sea nymphs there
waiting to seduce and frolic with him.
Sakhi
you don't know hard and how long he searched
behind every barnacle
and every bit of floating seaweed
and on every shore that the waves swept
and how he wept when he finally found you
lonely and sad in that world of yours.
He did not knock Sakhi
you opened its doors
and bade him enter.
He nodded his head sadly
knowing it would make you
only sadder still.
Sakhi
you call him selfish
and in silence he bears
all your rebukes that hit him hard
like the thunder of a thousand storms.
Yes Sakhi, he is selfish!
He cares only for your well being.
That alone would make him happy.
Let him stay here and guard
the gates of your bleeding heart Sakhi
from these dreams that might hurt you bad.
He's selfish Sakhi
Not even an ounce of love
he has with him now.
All that he ever had
is poured out
into that ocean of love in his heart
where he is Neptune
and you Sakhi his one and only Salacia!

He is the lone sentinel of a thousand
dreams Sakhi.