25 Apr 2022

A Blank Mind

 


A blank mind 

With no memories of the past

No knowledge of the present 

Lost in thoughts 

Most of the time 

Now a homeless man

At a bus stop shelter

Talking aloud alone 

Screaming at the travelers

Living a life of a strange man 

In a city, he came for something

He had a long beard and long hair  

He wore trendy outfits, but now unclean 

No masks to wear during the pandemic 

Living at the mercy of  nearby restaurants

He kept water filled in leftover bottles 

He slept on the bench at the bus stop 

Be it rain or humid day, he remained there 

He must have come from a far away place

He talks in a strange language

Not belonging to the region  

His family might be waiting for his return 

Did he lose his mind over a heartbreak?

Or due to a head injury? 

At night, he becomes the guardian 

Of the bust stop shelter 

Even stray dogs don't mess with him 

Even the Police didn't mind his presence 

He survived there for so many months 

And then he vanished without a trace 

I wonder if he got back his memory

Or his family traced him for good 


Image from Unsplash. Picture taken by Patrick Robert Doyle .Thankyou :)

24 Apr 2022

Falling In Love


A pretty smile from her teenage 

That stayed in my heart secretly 

As we grew into close friends 

Spending hours sharing little things 

Like happiness, incidents and secrets 

I realised she looked up to me faithfully

I felt a spark in my heart about her 

Her smile over the years became prettier

My mind couldn't stop thinking about her 

Her way of telling things first to me with 

So much excitement made me feel good 

Conversations with her became special 

Butterflies flew in my tummy whenever 

I heard her voice rumbling her things

I used to wait for her monthly call eagerly 

Sneaking away from her college or home

The calls became frequent over the time 

I couldn't tell her that I fell in love with her 

As her best friend,I couldn't let her down

I wrote many poetries about her secretly 

She let me flirt with her on valentines day 

I felt an intense bond thriving between us

Without uttering anything about love 

She became romantic and we became 

Mad lovers separated by the time zones 

She showered me with so much affection

Her husky voice became my morning light 

I shared my poetries about her, she liked 

I saw a life with her closer to a beach 

She invited me to her city to move ahead 




This poem is based on prompt "Describe what it was like to fall in love".