An awful fear has clutched
My growing-up will.
When your ‘NOs’
Echo inside hard
My heart throbs,
Throbs my heart.
I wish you stepped forward
And walked yourself a few yards,
You would have, for sure,
Met my over stretched arms
That wait for you and
Will wait forever.
PARTHA SARATHI PAUL
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/your-yes-will-open-the-world/