Something I Look At-455 Poem by Smruti Ranjan Mohanty

SOMETHING I LOOK AT-455
BY-SMRUTI RANJAN MOHANTY

YOU ARE MY ONLY REALITY

Know not
what you mean to others,
but for me,
you are the only reality—
my ever-loving,
my ever-caring Maa.

Sometimes I see you as my Mother,
who takes care of me,
tends to all my needs,
loves me as no one can,
and shapes me softly in her own hands.

My questions are many,
so are my needs.
You answer each in silence,
fulfilling my wants in your quiet way,
knowing always what is best for me.

Sometimes,
I see you as my Daughter—
naughty yet graceful,
playing hide and seek with me
all the time.

Your childishness has mellowed now;
you know your father grows old.
You sit upon my lap in silence,
and with your sweet, soothing voice, you say:
"Why do you worry?
I am with you, forever and always.
Through storm and tide,
through the blazing sun overhead,
I shall steer your ship.
Fear not, for I am here, I am here "

Sometimes,
I see you in me,
and me in you.
At times, I become you—
something I never meant to do.

I want you to remain my Daughter,
to this ailing, aging father;
become his Mother only
when he needs you the most—
when he gropes in darkness
and drifts toward the abyss.

I am your trembling father,
with a tottering body and mind;
you are the able navigator—
sometimes my Daughter,
sometimes my Mother,
but always with me, forever.

Life turns its circle, love changes form,
but your presence keeps me warm.
In your eyes, I see my dawn and end—
a Daughter, a Mother, my eternal Friend.
Whatever I lose, whatever I gain,
your love alone shall ever remain.

When the body fails, and breath grows dim,
hold my hand, sing your silent hymn.
In your grace, I find my rest—
my soul at peace upon your chest.

Smruti Ranjan Mohanty©
India
19.10.2025
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