Love Poem: Love
Sharmila Menon Avatar
Written by: Sharmila Menon

Love

The star gazed at the moon
On the night of all nights 
Knowing it did not belong to him 
Yet she glowed in his light 

He paled in the sun’s presence 
But it bothered her not 
No life he sustained 
But her eyes, only he, sought 

In him she saw her truth 
He let her be her 
She discovered her true self 
Under his soothing touch 

The sweet pangs of separation 
When the others vouched for 
She knew he would be by her side 
As eternities by them stride 

Love is not just getting lost 
It’s finding one self too 
As space is one side of love 
Is not companionship love too?