somewhere we are...

A Poem by Swaroop Manikandan

That evening I started telling you
about my dream of reaching nowhere.

But your initial words
and the silence towards the end,
guided us to reach that roofless hut.

I then

emptied my pockets off the waiting smile

that I collected

from a bus stop prostitute of the city.

The smile made the space brighter.

We had nothing much to talk about.

I was lying down next to your bed
thinking to reach you somehow.

You were sleeping as you discovered
the knack of reaching nowhere.

The next morning
we still journeyed together,
being not sure
whether that was a kind of
coming back or going away.

,..

© 2014 Swaroop Manikandan

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Reviews

Ayushi

Love dilemma .. Really sad ending but very well expressed :)

Posted 9 Years Ago

9 Years Ago

:-) thanks for liking the write...

Sophy Freebirds

Poignant tale of love!! In which we are are not reciprocated.. nice write :).. especially liked the last stanza portraying the uncertainity of progression or degression in the relationship.

~Sophy

Posted 9 Years Ago

9 Years Ago

Thank you Sophy for the warm review... Great that you liked the write...

9 Years Ago

Was my pleasure.

audrie

This reminds me of one lover desperately trying to communicate with anather love and getting now acknowledgement - really rather a sad poem

Posted 9 Years Ago

9 Years Ago

thanks audrie for sharing the feel...

Wynter Page

Reaching nowhere and yet still aiming somewhere. I love this.

Posted 9 Years Ago

9 Years Ago

thanks Wynter for the review... great that you love it...

Eve Ola

i love the way you ended up here. Beautiful.

Posted 9 Years Ago

9 Years Ago

thanks dear friend...

Namrata

"water water all around, not a drop to drink"
I was reminded of this line.
Anyways, ain't you a lucky bloke when you say you journey TOGETHER ?
how much does it matter if it were backward or forward?