Forever?

Forever isnt a tenure,

and people are often mistaken by this fact. 

The period of realisation that something,

is too lengthy or unfathomable to process,

is just taken to be a ‘forever’

People put emotions into this play as if,

they’ll last forever.

But forever isn’t a tenure.

Leaves depart and fly away,

the ashes become darker,

the despair intensifies,

height is brought to dust. 

that’s what forever is,

but it isn’t a tenure.

The audacity to put anything upto forever,

is mere wordplay with no words.

Everything lasts for an instance,

shorter than forever,

maybe just an inch, or maybe a decade.

But forever isn’t a tenure. 

What is it then?

Does it recreate the purpose of hope?

Does it indulge in false motivation?

Because certainly ‘forever’ itself,

hasn’t lasted till infinity, yet.

Is it not appaling;

That our finite tenure;

can be seen as forever for someone else?

Does death limit this ‘forever’? 

Or does it define it?

To realise this, however,

It will surely take forever. 

BY: SHAON BANDOPADHYAY