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    Kavya
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    Blue Jeans
    I owned a pair of Levi’s jeans
    was wearing’em when I heard the news
    It was as if the world shifted from under my feet
    Tears became a natural thing

    It was a bit worn out at the ends
    threads loosened, liked it that way
    it was the last memory I was going to have of you
    since you were drifting away, everyday..

    The doctors said this was your last week
    You’re trying hard to stay strong
    but I know you’re drowning like me
    How am I supposed to live without the person worth living for?

    All of us are here
    dad, brother, everyone
    But why does it feel like I’m still alone
    when everybody’s there, supporting us

    The time has almost come
    to say goodbye
    I’m wearing the blue jeans
    you see me and we both start to cry..

    I hold your hand as you take your final breaths
    everyone already missing you
    & then you turn towards me, smiling and say
    “Live like crazy, & take care of my blue jeans”

    ~ Kavya Chopra

    #18445
    Susan Katz
    Keymaster

    Thank you for sharing this very emotional poem with me.  How meaningful that something as simple as a pair of jeans, becomes such an important element in one’s life and thus, in one’s poem.  I can feel the heart hurting in your poem and, in the end, making the reader feel, is what poetry is all about,  I will add your poem to those I am considering for Featured Poem of the Month for July.  – Susan

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