I Stopped Looking For You
A poem
I stopped looking for you.
Right before the smoke was sighted, right before the embers melded into the mud, right before the fog cleared away and the rain-washed air yielded one fresh breath, I stopped looking for you.
In the woods of time, in the wildernesses of fantasies and dreams, in the milling crowds and their monotonous drone, in the echoes from deep wells, I stopped looking for you.
From where the river springs, from where I end and you begin, from the white-picket fence of our little swollen hearts, from the touch of your voice on my soul's window, I stopped looking for you.
Written on August 18th, 2016
Sana Rose is an award-nominated novelist, poet, physician, counseling professional, freelance writer and mom. She is based out of Kerala, India. Her debut novel Sandcastles was shortlisted for ARL Literary Awards 2018 for Best Author soon after publication.
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