"swati" poems
Unspoken words
In closets locked
Akin to a flight
In turbulence rocked
Not palpable to many
Like a silent sea
With currents underneath
Rocks the bottom
Wrath of the wind
Stowed behind the hill
Torrents of rain
Dark clouds can ****
Ready to burst
Or die within
Both can cause
Damage unforseen
Destroyed structures
Architecture mocked
Losing strength
Energy spent
On calming the unrest
Oh, what a haste
Do not suffocate
Write a page
Blood though red
Is bleeding blue
Writing your heart
Is that you ?????
©Dr. Swati A Gadgil, All Rights Reserved.
Apr 23, 2017
Apr 23, 2017 at 10:29 PM UTC
//Down the corridors of my mind
are many doors,
cast with shadows from the past,
with the fragrance of my favourite cologne lingering about.
A door down the corridors
opens to a room of wine stained sheets
from the day you left
and we bid the necessary tattooed goodbyes.
It's the door unopened since the last day,
And the other one by my side,
opens to walls full of
portraits of the past sins,
and the paintings of passion,
that was long gone before the last day.
These doors open to bring back bittersweet memories
of the days when I was in the throes of agony,
draping tangerine skies of vengeance on my shoulders,
carrying the weight of a long lost relation,
just so you won't have to.
Down the corridors of my mind
are many doors,
cast with shadows of the past,
of the days when I felt your cacophonic breath on me,
and now I shut these doors in the corridors of my mind,
everytime I feel your presence lingering around,
Just like the fragrance of my favourite cologne.//
~Swati
Sep 30, 2020
Sep 30, 2020 at 11:37 PM UTC
Along the shore
I walk with myself
In mute conversation
With splashing waves
They say to me
We do not know thee
Why so lonely
What brings you here
Standing on your toes
What do you want to see
Across the blue sea
We have a treasure
With you to share
Keep some shells
Each will tell
The story of the ocean
That you should listen
The echos of the past
Present and future
Embedded here
Deep in the blue
Love is pure
Each conch will tell
In shells it dwells
Pearls and tales
Of love and passion
Of tears in ocean
Precious potion
Shells do treasure
Walking along the shore
I keep wanting more
©Dr. Swati A Gadgil. All Rights Reserved.
Apr 23, 2017
Apr 23, 2017 at 10:25 PM UTC
//Do you hear those silent screams
that echo in my mind,
as I sit down under the dim lights crying?
These silent screams have been
in my mind for years now,
but they fall on so many deaf ears.
You tell me you can't hear them
and I cannot cease to wonder
how will you hear them
when they're in my mind
and how will you know
when I keep telling you I'm fine.
But what do I tell you?
These screams have no words.
It's just feelings of sadness and darkness
that come together in herds.
Behind this smiling face,
lies a dark endless road,
bringing about an ounce of chaos,
every second a little more.
How do I explain this feeling
of void and darkness
to someone who hasn't
experienced it once?
How do I smile,
when my happiness trickles away,
just like water in your hands.
How do I tell you that
the pain isn't temporary?
How do I answer these questions
when I have no answers?
All I can do is
cover my mouth shut
to try and hush the
silent screams.//
~Swati
Sep 30, 2020
Sep 30, 2020 at 11:40 PM UTC
Unspoken words
In closets locked
Akin to a flight
In turbulence rocked
Not palpable to many
Like a silent sea
With currents underneath
Rocks the bottom
Wrath of the wind
Stowed behind the hill
Torrents of rain
Dark clouds can ****
Ready to burst
Or die within
Both can cause
Damage unforseen
Destroyed structures
Architecture mocked
Losing strength
Energy spent
On calming the unrest
Oh, what a haste
Do not suffocate
Write a page
Blood though red
Is bleeding blue
Writing your heart
Is that you ?????
©Dr. Swati A Gadgil, All Rights Reserved.
Sep 13, 2017
Sep 13, 2017 at 10:20 AM UTC
Stay immune
and yet in tune
with bizarre life
relations farce
how far will thrive
love lost or
hate gained
tumbling fate ,
tall wishes
blighted wait ,
trying hard
cope up card
yet, life a puzzle ,
design , redesign
and colours spilt over ,
what matters most
your laurels or values
accolades or standing ,
who is the jury ?
my soul, my charisma ?
or prying eyes !
a moment I like ,
next I hate
my life a blizzard ,
who own's up
me or you ?
does not matter
life is blue
bitter and true
me and you
any clue ?
©Dr. Swati A Gadgil, All Rights Reserved.
Sep 13, 2017
Sep 13, 2017 at 10:16 AM UTC