A Look-368 Poem by Smruti Ranjan Mohanty

A LOOK -368
BY-SMRUTI RANJAN MOHANTY

Your Eyes

As soon as I get up,
my ears want to hear you,
hear the tingling sound of your bracelet;
my eyes want to see you,
see your shadow—
the breath of my life
whispering with a smile,
"Man, do not worry,
everything is fine for a while."

I long to see
your beautiful eyes
dancing in joy,
like birds
in the morning sky
that never shy.

You know not
what became of me
when you took your eyes away.
I bore it all,
but still can't say
how melancholic I felt these days,
how lonely life turned—
when your shadow
quietly slipped away,
leaving me in silent dismay.

I talk to your shadow,
share my moments,
fall in love with it in flow.

Your shadow touches me,
touches my heart,
touches my feelings and emotions.
It tells me—
"Man, look into my eyes,
you are still there; love never dies."

And I smile
through my tears,
knowing—
love never truly ends.
I still believe
in the magic you cast,
and wait for your smile
to return with the dawn at last.

Smruti Ranjan Mohanty ©
India
27.07.2025
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