The Occupied Emptiness

 

Through this old frayed casement …

 

The gust of air moves in

Through the vacant room-in the barren mind

Rustles the emptiness- wobbles stillness behind

Without filling the blank, gently, it moves out

 

I park myself, still, in this cozy chair- I watch

The rushing out of that breeze into that blank space

I speculate-‘Contentment is to them who possess less’

Rest of them, are left empty- Happiness thus snatched

 

I moved out of this “mansion”- leaving behind the emptiness

 

Smiling, were they…but still the smile so barren

Tears-that toppled down from their empty eyes- so deserted

Amongst this huge crowd of folks- I am still…

Encircled by the Illusion and befriended by this emptiness

 

The occupied crowd hovers around

Deep in me, there’s emptiness

Empty thoughts and empty togetherness

Empty the wholesome sky, an empty me and this empty ground

 

© Sanjeeta Sharma Pokharel “Hridayaninadini”

17 september-2011- 2:00 pm-IISc-LHH-110-Saturday

For this emptiness- that I cherish 

Reviews

[Rikkevi Rue]

ahh so philosophically captivating! It is true that loneliness is embraceable and there is solace to be found in the peacefulness of being separate and as yet, un-entwined. Are not those covetous ones who pursue materiality traveling further and further down the road of discontentedness?

the beauty of this write is in its stimulation of intelligent questioning reasoning!

[Jaco (Jaik Miller)]

You're damn good. You and coyote are honestly my two favs to read on hear.

[Sunflower 20]

this poem had a great flow with lovely imagery, thank you for sharing :)

[K.C. Zbryk]

I like the sentiment behind the poem, and i hate feeling all alone in a crowd. You captured the emotion perfectly in this poem and the picture only adds to the effect of the piece. Very well penned, and extremely thought provoking

[Coyote Poetry]

A amazing poem. I like the words and the artwork. The poem open the door to questions. Thank you for your excellent poetry.
Coyote

[lostboy]

sometimes we need to feel empty, we need to be empty.. its better than being filled with the wrong things..

[Birdman313]

what a great write

[Joe Shetina]

Great ideas here. Thought-provoking.

[Emily B]

wow, this is really amazing

[Inyourshadow]

Oh I love the painting at first I only saw the one figure and then realised he only stood out in the crowd, the poem is so deep, the whole alone in a crowd feeling is one I know too well, sometimes personal space alienates us, be careful where the line is drawn my friend. We all need time alone only not too long for our own company is the only company we can never leave. Beautifully penned, keep em' coming