Sayantani’s poem, featured in Different Truths, explores the theme of waiting in the void for a journeying love, reflected in the ocean’s saltiness and tearful longing.

You went on a journey of avidness
Kept me waiting on the threshold of the void
The ocean is full of lonely steps
Is it just for me?
 
You are there in my dark
You are there in my song
The song of longing that avidness
Which stole my spirit.
 
Is that only the salt in the ocean
Or the saltiness in my eyes
It's the cynosure of dissemblance
That's a brooding elixir in my heart.

Picture design by Anumita Roy

Sayantani Mukhopadhyay

Sayantani Mukhopadhyay is a writer with a bold passion for journalism and empowerment. She holds a background in English Literature, Human Resource Management, and Mass Communication and Journalism. Her work blends critical inquiry with people-focused insights, centring on sustainability, social issues, and conscious living. Through authentic and research-driven storytelling, she strives to amplify voices, challenge norms, and inspire collective awareness and action.