Sudipta Mishra, Puri, 30 December 2023
“Don’t look for me in the nooks and corners of time”,
For I have left many traces in the chest of the memory lane.
Everyday I cremate my lifeless memories in the burial bed of pain!
Now, no prayers can repair thy unpardonable crime….
Millions of years have passed by waiting
With the whisper of the wind,
With the rustling of leaves,
I pause with my longing eyes!
In my solitude, now I wait for none
As I know the pangs of separation
Like a song without any rhythm,
My bruises revolt with a clear sign!
In the shifting sands of time, now I sprint,
Leaving each chapter of torture,
Towards unveiling the unseen pages of the future,
For choosing the magic of eternity over bygone time!
