Something I Look At-420 Poem by Smruti Ranjan Mohanty

SOMETHING I LOOK AT-420
BY- SMRUTI RANJAN MOHANTY

How is it
that I still wait—
for even a flicker, a word,
a sign to know how you are

I have no claim,
no right to ask.
I have given nothing
worthy of return.

And yet,
this heart—
this stubborn,
foolish heart—
listens to no logic.

It only beats
to the thought of you.
It aches
to know
how you are.

Not as a plea,
not as a demand—
just a soft,
unspoken
request.

If you are that close to me
If I dwell in your heart
Tell me how you are—
not because you must,
but because I still care,
quietly,
hopelessly.

Smruti Ranjan Mohanty©
India
2.6.2025
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