There's No Going Back

when the hands

pressed my head,

unasked,

they didn't just wipe the pains,

gathered over the eons,

they filled the unfathomed vacuum,

of the years,

when the head

bowed 

and the folded hands

met my feet,

they didn't just mean thawing

of your frozen heart,

they didn't just stir my spirit,

they soaked and merged our souls

after countless years,

again!

once the ice melts,

there's no going back from there,

it becomes the unstoppable stream

when you penned the verses,

and ran out of words

you didn't just lend words

to your sealed thoughts,

you lit the flame of hope,

and became the wind beneath my wings,

when you prayed quietly,

for my pains,

and placed your tired hands,

on my head and chest,

you didn't just give me a nest,

in your wishes,

but opened your heart,

to me, 

unguarded again,

once you drew the blanket over me,

there's no going back from there,

it fused our bodies and paths forever

when the words flowed

with gratitude,

when the unsaid words,

were felt,   

in the quiet,

they didn't just speak volumes,

they meant a drizzle,

for a parched earth,

when the tears flowed

unguarded,

and your tired and heavy head,

rested against the strong shoulders,

and found a willing, a seeking chest,

they didn't just mean melting

of hearts,

they spelt unrelenting trust!

once the river pours into the seas

there's no going back from there

it just becomes the sea

© sashikant mohanty