Somewhere…
You are smiling
laughing at a joke.
Your twinkling eyes
brimming over
with mirth.
You are listening
to a love song.
Have a drink
in your hand.
You look around
and see friends
all around.
But just for a second,
your eyes cloud over,
heart skips a beat.
Your smile fades
the drink lies,
on the table,
forgotten for a while.
A note from the song,
brings back memories,
of days gone by.
You remember,
her smile, her face.
The look in her eyes
when she had kissed,
you goodbye.
You momentarily hear,
her erratic heartbeat.
Smell her perfume,
recall her whispered,
endearment.
Feel her warm touch.
She from a thousand,
miles away,
touches your soul.
Her love finds its way,
to your barricaded heart,
and stakes its claim.
Somewhere you sit
staring into space
a half-smile on your lips.
Remorse mixed with regret,
for things left unsaid.
I love.
I miss you.
I need you.
keep ringing in your ears.
With your hand,
on your heart you sit.
A stranger in a far-off place
longing to be with her.
Missing her with
a dull ache.
Sulekha aka Lucks
So beautifully written, Sulekha. The dull ache of regret that persists all throughout our lives, when you miss the bus as they say. So well expressed! Loved it
Rimly, I wonder what the poets would have written about if there had been no love and heartbreak in this world 🙂 Thank you for appreciating my poem.
You have captured so well of the regrets and longing that some people sadly go through, Sulekha.
Corinne, Your words bring me so much joy, thank you for appreciating my poem. Regrets are a part of love and life, I guess 🙂
Music and smell bring back the memories sharpest…well captured the nostalgia and regret here.