Love Poem
Omila Thounaojam *
people say they are in love
they fell in love, they broke in love
they were broken in love and died many times too
what is love – a feeling or a formula
some claims they know the rules too to be rulers of heart
what makes them think so and how is it possible
can anybody claim that they really do know what it is
if so then define it for me please
for God’s sake don’t make use of common cliché(s)
with elevated tones talking of some threads that bind
minds and souls, heart to heart and sings songs sung by some John
I have heard proud man and woman who claim it to be spiritual
Come on! when man finds no spirituality today to even quest for
How can they equate love with something so elevated and tall
May be you will say such a dark note to be a love poem!
Now listen to me and take a good break to hear it out
Love’s a home that stands for nothing exaggerated at all
Except for the homely welcoming sweetness that fills its interior
Whatever you do wherever you go it stays the same for you
It will look the same smell the same feel the same
Let it be struck by any tide, storm or cruelest blows
It will stand firm like a northern pole star
Let the rosy lips and cheeks fade with the passage of time
Let the manly hands become weak and fragile
Love if it is meant to be the one God has created
It will stand firm like the home that is sweet home
for you always bright and there will stand along the truth
that you are connected to the root of your existence
that is the blessed art work called love designed for you and me
so find yourself in love celebrate yourself and life in love
don’t tell anybody that you lost yourself in love...
because that can never happen in love.
* Poem written by Omila Thounaojam who can be contacted at omilathounaojam(at)gmail(dot)com
This poem was webcasted on January 13 2014.
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