SMITTEN
Turns
and twisted life is complex,
Surprised
today myself speechless,
Could
never understand my life,
Sizzled
enough is simmering within,
Every
thought memory impressions,
Changes
instantly unfold anew,
Little
could understand the meaning,
Embedded
goodwill graces the unknown,
Arranged
only protection survival hidden,
Devastates
the dawn desires crumpled,
Shatter
lingering hopes calms the mind,
Wait,
wait, my dear soul, wait patiently,
Your
urge within eliminates you,
Changing
a path dawn hint elaborately,
Entwined
mysterious paradigm changes,
Your
heart cherishes different ways,
Discovers
the most beautiful things,
A
subtle devotional soul gets smitten,
Smite
the past indistinct and forgotten,
Project
divinity is never personified,
Stays
like ordinary known to the life,
Linked
so intimately close to the soul,
Fails
culprit mind waylaid, thrilled,
Move
far crosses continents decently,
Fly
over the ocean future waits,
Waiting
for a name famous due to prosperity,
Luxury
and glamour are unachievable here,
Obscure
town, dark lanes offer nil,
Elderly
was women under the veil liked,
Agreed
infinite love and care unreal,
Mind
told once me to warn sternly,
A
morsel of rice bread keeps you alive,
You
fail to understand hunger,
More
painful than death drags,
Won't
kill you quickly sutures pain,
You
cry here loudly none can help,
Go
to big cities continent apart soon,
You
can mint gold enough to live,
Have
your beautiful home gadgets,
Well
clothed life will be secured,
More
than past your dream to reality,
This
occurred decades ago,
High-rise
tower affluent apartment,
Every
that is needed stuffed happy,
Alone
watching my past fading,
There
was aunty most beautiful woman,
Our
neighbor loved me and had compassion,
Her
caress and feathery touches were graceful,
Loving
me so closely fond of my visits,
During
my school days and college periods,
Her
cakes and sweet dishes were delicious,
Bright
dark eyes, long nose, smiles,
Under
the veil kissing me blessed,
Aunty
was childless, our neighbor,
I
felt like her son and grew up,
Her
lap, her loving eyes, stories,
Addicted
to her companionships,
During
my sickness, she used to sit,
Near
to me remain awake all night,
Today
I have got everything and more,
Single
life far from family, my aunty,
Time
distanced me farthest pain,
I watch her photograph her age,
Wrinkled
face etched age advancing,
Lonely
childless mother, I probed,
Suffering
these days tortured soul,
Bedridden
for a few days, have a fever,
Felt
so lonely my heart is smitten,
Decided
that final to quit, go home,
Smitten
for her love, childish closeness,
Can
fulfill a divine duty to assist her.
Title
of Poem: Smitten
Pen:
Bijayananda Mishra
Theme:
Smitten with a childhood love
Date:
14th November 2022, Cuttack
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