I have come a long wayÂ
From when you used to greet meÂ
In a photograph.
The words have healed the time itself.Â
Worship is still valuedÂ
The stone-god speaksÂ
In the language of emotions.Â
Eyes reach the height of ecstasyÂ
And joyful tears roll.Â
Each day a new beginning wakes upÂ
When I rise after the eternal silence
Of the deep night.Â
Your shared affectionsÂ
Remains in memories of touch.Â
An attire of heavenÂ
In a spring of hell.Â
The cloak of whiteÂ
Hiding the darker spots and shades.Â
The color that combinesÂ
Shakes happiness and sorrowful tunesÂ
In a same jar.Â
Nothing joinsÂ
When you don't learn
The pain to break.Â
(Sushant Thapa (1993) is an award-winning Nepalese poet from Biratnagar, Nepal who holds a Master's degree in English literature from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India.)