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Lalit Kumar Mar 29
There are words I never speak, yet they echo in my mind,  
Like whispers of a love unclaimed, a bond undefined.  
She stands there, untethered, a dream I cannot chase,  
Yet every thought of mine finds solace in her embrace.  
  
I send her verses, the echoes of my soul,  
She reads, she smiles, yet never takes the role.  
She says she won't be mine, yet she never drifts away,  
Like the moon that lights my night but never meets the day.  
  
And I wonder—what am I to her? A fleeting thought, a gentle phase?  
Am I the endless sky she gazes at, or the home where she stays?  
Like Amrita’s heart torn between the vast and the known,  
Am I the dream she admires or the shelter she calls home?  
  
I wish she knew the weight of my silence, the storm in my chest,  
The longing in my veins, the ache that never rests.  
But love is cruel, it lets you feel but keeps you blind,  
It makes you yearn for presence, yet leaves you behind.  
  
Could I be both? The sky she soars in, the roof where she hides?  
Could I be her wildest journey and her safest side?  
Or am I just a whisper in the wind she lets pass?  
A beautiful pause in a story never meant to last.  
  
If only love required no words, no confessions, no plea,  
If only hearts could hear what lips never set free.  
But love, my love, is a tale of what never aligns,  
Of longing without answer, of unsaid yet felt signs.
This poem captures the dilemma of unspoken love, where one soul longs to be both the vast sky of freedom and the sheltering roof of comfort for another. Inspired by the contrast between Sahir and Amrita’s love and Emroj’s steadfast presence, it explores the pain of being deeply connected yet never fully claimed. Love is often a paradox—where one wishes to be everything to someone who may not even see them the same way. The poem leaves open the question: Can one ever be both—a dream and a home? Or is love always destined to be an imbalance of longing?
Lalit Kumar Mar 4
I lost someone who still breathes,
But the heart that once knew them is hollow,
A ghost in a space where dreams should be,
Stuck between what was and what could follow.

A version of me never came to be,
A story left half-written,
In the silence of what was never said,
A love that was forbidden.

How do you grieve when the ending's unclear?
When they’re still here, but gone all the same,
When your soul is waiting, but they disappear,
Leaving only ashes and a forgotten name.

I stand in ruins of what almost was,
A place of longing, without a sound,
And though I pretend I’ve moved on,
I’m still here, waiting to be found.
Charan P Jan 30
I failed to fail,
Stopped trying to stop.
Holding on to not holding on,
now I’ve given up on giving up.

Each attempt to crumble
only made me more resilient.
I reached for surrender,
but found myself still here.

I tried to let go,
but clung tighter instead.
I fought to end the battle,
only to discover,
I’m still in the fight.
oops, guess I failed at the note too. 😅
Here’s the real deal: it’s about trying to quit but somehow sticking around.
raahii Jan 21
काश हम उनसे मिले नहीं होते,
तो ना सहना पड़ता ये दूरियों का ग़म।
हालांकि वो अलग बात है कि
हमारे चेहरे पर फिर ये मुस्कान के पल ना होते।
The emotional conflict of love and separation, balancing regret, bittersweet memories, and the inevitability of loss.
NeroameeAlucard Aug 2016
That line in the sand
Overlooking the warm and welcoming sea
I walked up to the line and stared at it intently
And in those moments a war was waged within me, my head and heart both taking opposing sides
Here I'll relay as much of that intense conversation, from beside the battle lines

Brain: we shall not cross that line! For who knows what could be waiting on the other side!
There could be crippling danger or possible injury! Diseases and financial ruin could lie across that line!

And my heart took those sentiments in kind, and then responded with the following reply

Heart: we must cross this line! Not knowing is part of the thrill! And you're right we could be hurt crossing over to the other side! But that's part of life so just chill! There could be Love and adventure, wealth both in money and in experience and enjoyment of our surroundings! We've starved in life for too long and it's time we move forward by boldly leaping and bounding!

I guess, like two face I'm in two minds about my situation
But I'd rather consider my options and move decisively than run blindly in like LEEEEROOOYYYYYY JEEEENNNNNKINNNNS

— The End —