When the glowing ambers of the day melt into darkness, And the quietness of the eve casts a spell on my heart.
When your presence is all that I need, but your absence is all that I have.
I look up to the sky and smile and you always smile back.
When I collapse under the weight of the day, And my grief threatens to overshadow my spirit.
When loneliness embraces me the way you used to, And nothing else matters accept a kind word from you.
I look up to the sky and smile and you always smile back.
My surprised eyes cry in the middle of the day. Unaware that my heart has been hurting all day.
When a shadow falls on your picture on the wall, And darkens the tattered corners of my soul.
I look up to the sky and smile and you always smile back.
When I get tired of pretending That all is fine. And get exhausted from fighting the pain inside. When the fragile pieces of my heart, Desperately search for a new start. I look up to the sky and smile and you always smile back.
Perhaps this is how we go on. You and I from now on, Day after day, night after night, I keep looking up and you keep smiling back.
Cause nor the night or the sky Nor destiny or time, Can stop your smile from meeting mine.
Lamya “Minaaz” Rassiwala
Lamya Rassiwala is from Mumbai, in India. She has been a content writer and editor for the last 15 years, but her first love has always been poetry. She writes in English, Hindi and Urdu. Her other most cherished interest is her love for travel, and she wishes to start a dedicated blog for it.
Her favourite thing to do is perform at various spoken poetry events in the city. You can follow her on Instagram: @lamyaminaaz where she posts poetry and interesting travel pictures.
Beautiful 👍👍
Lovely beautifully written.
A very touching poem.
Exceptionally magnificent!