This poignant poem, by Sudipta, expresses pain from lost love and struggles to move on, exclusively for Different Truths.

This is the last poem I wrote to you
Never shall I recall your memories 
To burn the same scar again and again 
I love you and that's the reason for the pain 

 
In this lone region 
A hammer stabs my reason, 
Why did I fail in love? 
Now, I lay in a broken hub 
 
No way, I can’t amend my hurt 
How could I miss his dark eyes?
What's my fault? 
A river always craves to meet the sea!
And so, I!
 
Maybe it is my last letter, 
For that traitor 
For him, it doesn't matter, 
But for me, I reread the lost chapters 
 
You see, I don't love him now 
Nobody knows how to stop a raging brook!

Picture design by Anumita Roy

Dr. Sudipta Mishra

Dr Sudipta Mishra is an Indian author and poet. She is an erudite scholar of English language literature in the Puri District of Odisha. She is a source of inspiration for the young generation of this country. Her free verse in romantic and melancholic poems is appreciated around the world. She has penned more than a hundred articles.