Space!

I,

At the center

Enclosed in a circle of

Thousand- heads,

To whom I explained-

What emptiness feels like?

Everybody seemed

Less bothered…

As their eyes,

As I observed,

Were rolling over…

But,

Tearing up the crowds-

Came in a valiant man

Unlike others,

Curiosity twinkled

In his eyes,

He requested me to define

The blank-

The space-

The emptiness…

I first grinned

At him

Then,

Took a brush

And a canvas

Drew the line

A portrait of man-

 With no nose,

 To breathe in

 With no lips,

 To smile at

 With no eyes,

To wander in

‘Perfect’,

 I thought

I was delighted-

For me

That was emptiness!

And I turned around-

 To show…

 To show to that gentleman

What space meant to me-

When you are

Just an outline

With a blank-space

Within yourself!

And when I turned around

[Jaw-dropped!]

I saw no valiant man!

He was nowhere!

He was no-one!

And I came to know

He himself was

A space-

An empty thought!

-Sanjeeta Sharma Pokharel "Hridayaninadini"

IISc-India-9-1-2012-Time: 4:35 pm

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Photo credits:

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Author's Note

When I stood blank,
In crowds...
And tried explaining them...
And here popped in
This thought.....

Reviews

[Sid]

Sweet write, this one got me thinking, what is emptiness indeed? finding its meaning is like holding sand in your fist, the more you try to hold on to it the faster it slips away. I like the ending to this poem, feels like you were about to find something but couldn't, it's sad but somehow it works well with this poem...great write!!

[Sanjeeta Sharma Pokharel "Hridayaninadini"]

True Said Sid. Thank you :)

[Sid]

My pleasure really :)

[Coyote Poetry]

A amazing poem. Had to read again. You create a vision of wanting something and couldn't find it. Thank you for sharing the excellent poem.
Coyote

[Sanjeeta Sharma Pokharel "Hridayaninadini"]

Thanks Coyote :)

[Leslie Philibert]

A very deep poem that transport ideas with poetical talent and strength - great work.

[Sanjeeta Sharma Pokharel "Hridayaninadini"]

Leslie :) Thanks

[MOON]

Poignant lovely write , how do we define emptiness you painted that well .

[Sanjeeta Sharma Pokharel "Hridayaninadini"]

Thank you :)

[Dayran]

Our activities are reliant on our emotions to touch and bring an understanding of the contact we make.We bring the meaning to the things we engage.

[Sanjeeta Sharma Pokharel "Hridayaninadini"]

Agree :)

[SoulCrusader (Yas)]

Sublime....

[Sanjeeta Sharma Pokharel "Hridayaninadini"]

:)

[Jibey]

Something deeply sad about this... the hopes and expectations dahsed and the poet left empty... Our relationships can be so disappointing... but we can share in other ways and reach out to those who fulfill our spiritual needs.

An insightful if painful write

[Sanjeeta Sharma Pokharel "Hridayaninadini"]

Thank you :) Jibey

[Lily Mae]

I have been in this same place .. void..standing blank.. the vision of the man in your minds eye and you turn and they are gone..xo excellent write..xo

[Sanjeeta Sharma Pokharel "Hridayaninadini"]

Thanks Lily :)

[Mary]

Is it possible that emptiness, space, can also be a good thing? He, the Space, the empty thought, was "valiant" had twinkles in his eyes, might it be that the empty thought is a type of precursor to major creativity? These thoughts ran through my sometimes empty head as I read your very well written poem. Good write.

[Sanjeeta Sharma Pokharel "Hridayaninadini"]

Valiant- he is to tear up the crowds...Curious, his eyes were Coz he was seeking same thoughts...Emptiness is good- for it will let you know- where exactly you are amidst the crowd and also let you hear your inner voice ...