Shades of Love

my upwelling,
and my welling up,
my anxieties,
and my absurdities,
my restlessness,
and my helplessness,
my prayers,
and my tears,
my whispers,
and my murmurs,
my sunsets,
and my sunrises,
my ebbings,
and my flowings,
my gentle breezes,
and my storms,
my drizzles,
and my downpours,
my hugs,
and my partings,
my waits,
and my frustrations,
my patience,
and my impatience,
my perseverance,
and my persistence,
my beliefs,
and my hanging in,
my sighs,
and my silences,
my fears,
and my hopes,
my memories,
and my dreams,
my heartbreaks,
and my heartbeats

they're all but
strokes of the same brush,
myriad shades of love

the day they are no more,
know that i am no more!





© sashikant mohanty