Gratitude

I guess
I should be
Grateful to you
For going away.

Had you stayed
I would have laughed
Away your love.
I would never have known
What it was like
To come back home
And not see your
Smile.

I know now
The pillow is
A poor substitute
For your body
And without you
I am afraid of
The dark.

Thank you
For showing me
What a fool
I was.

New Delhi.