Curvature of Life

At 16, she smiled,

I was a bud of shyness,

Exceptional was reply as I turned away my face,

What was I thinking?

At 25, she kissed her groom.

I was a stud of failure,

Exceptional stare with a squint face

And I knew what was I thinking!

At 34, she walked in the park with her two kids

I was a man of utter silence,

Exceptional sigh and a head down,

Yes! I know what you are thinking.

At 43, she cried; divorced,

I was a man of shock!

Exceptional heart of mine with a pity.

Where did it all go wrong?

At 52, I never saw her,

I was man of concern/no concern,

Exceptional was my curiosity,

Where did she go?

At 61, She sits in dismay

I was an old pa of three.

Exceptional was my courage,

As I finally smiled back and said, "Hey!" 

(MS Khan)