In the Curve of Your Smile: A Love's Journey
Mawphniang Napoleon 1993 (Ri Bhoi)
In the curve of your smile I found
Solace for my weary heart and mind unbound,
A place of respite and reprieve profound,
But in my quest to yield and intertwine
I lost myself as self no more defined.
For in your light I ceased to shine,
No longer I but rendered as thine,
Surrendered in your warmth divine,
My soul now bound to you, entwined.
Your lips, a chalice brimming with life-giving wine,
Quenched my thirst yet left me blind
To my fading self, no longer mine.
Your heart, a vault where secrets hide
Unseen by my eyes now closed inside
Your spirit's veil, your love the guide
To realms transcending time and space
Where for a while I lose my place
Dissolving in your sweet embrace.
In the curve of your smile I found
A love supreme, beyond earth's bound,
Two souls as one, our spirits crowned
In glorious cosmic union.
But then, bereft when you were gone
The loss left me in desolation.
For I had given you all, life's sum
Not knowing our time would be so brief,
Now leaving me in darkened grief
Bereft of joy, numb beyond belief.
In the radiance of your being
I basked, from darkness freed,
Found healing I so desperately needed
But in my bliss, I failed to heed
The limits of a mortal's greed.
I flew too close to your bright flame
Assumed your eternal grace,
Took more than my small frame could claim,
Now lost, disconnected, not the same.
Without your light I dwell in shame.
In the curve of your smile I found
A sense of purpose, vision sound
But in my quest to have you around
I pushed you away, couldn't let go
Now reaping sorrow I did sow.
My clinging desires seeded woe.
I thought your joy would fulfill me
Your love would make me complete
But true wholeness comes from within, you see
Not grasping or thirsting just to please
The frightened ego on bended knees.
I placed you high upon a pedestal
Thought your smiles would make me whole
But my healing came from deep within soul.
Now I understand it is not another
Who can complete or fill the lack
The journey home is inside, back
To source, to self, to spirit's core.
In the curve of your smile I found
New hopes and dreams that did abound
But in my zeal those dreams to hound
I built an illusion, sandcastle
Destined to crumble, frail and weak
For longing flows where rivers meet
But two souls dwell on different streets.
You were an angel who lit my way
When I dwelled in sorrow's gray
But then I begged you stay and stay
Not realizing all things change
Impermanence is life's one strange refrain.
Now alone again yet still the same,
The light you gave has slipped its tether
But burns on in me, our souls still together.
In the curve of your smile I found
A luminous realm of awe profound
But in my bliss those joys to hound
I overstayed my welcome shine
O'erlooked the boundaries divine.
You were a muse, an inspiration
Who resurrected dead dreams, gave animation
To visions and art that lift all creation.
But a muse's gift is for a season,
Not for selfish taking beyond reason.
Now you have flown to aid another
While I sit here longing for your light
Knowing that loss has honed my sight:
All things change, grow and wither
Even love must move on eventually
For attachment breeds anxiety.
Now with grace I release you to destiny.
In the curve of your smile I found
Possibilities pure and profound
But in my fervency those to hound
I wandered far from my true abode
Got lost in fantasies down spurious road.
You were a flame guiding me home
When in shadows I did roam
But I wanted you for my own.
Like Icarus with waxen wings
I flew too close to radiant Sun
Now watching my fanciful world undone
For I misunderstood love's purpose.
Love sets free, uplifts and opens
Not clings, grasps, demands or encloses.
Now wiser, when passion closes
I'll recall how your smiling eyes
Lit in me immortal fire, sublime
That burns on past place and time.
In the curve of your smile I found
Love - unbridled, unbound,
A divine invincible force.
In its grace I felt no remorse,
Felt lifted beyond earthly course.
But love cannot be owned or possessed.
It exists just to be expressed,
Shared freely, detached, unrepressed.
I wanted your love for my own
To steal your smile's shine for my home
But love needs free space to roam.
True love is not a binding pact
Or bars that hold another trapped
It's an opening, a door unlocked.
Now I know that love cannot be grasped
It's a bird that needs to fly unclasped
Now released, no longer my kept prize
You soar to your home in the skies
As I set your sweet memory free with no lies.
I will hold the truths love did impart
Locked away in my soul's treasure chest
As on my journey I am blessed.
In the curve of your smile I found
A wholeness so radiant, spellbinding, profound,
But like Icarus who dared fly too close to the sun,
In my quest to possess what I thought I had won,
I lost myself, came undone.
For love cannot be owned or contained,
It touches our lives but for a brief while,
Its fleeting grace seen in your smile,
A gift sublime but not to be chained.
I basked in your light, angel divine,
Thought your soul would forever entwine with mine,
But you were a messenger, a muse for a time,
Not mine to hold through all space and time.
Now I understand that love must be free,
Cannot be bound by you or me.
True love untethers, uplifts and expands,
Liberates both heart and mind,
Sacred grace for human-kind,
Beyond attachment's clinging hands.
Now with wisdom, not sadness, I let you go,
As your journey continues to unfold,
Mine as well, new lessons to behold,
As eternal souls we ebb and flow.
I will hold close the gift you did bestow
In the curve of your smile, compassion aglow,
A gift no one can steal or own
That lit my way when dark clouds loomed
Now a part of me, deeply entombed
In my soul's memories, etched in stone.
In the curve of your smile I found
A love pure, by no bonds bound
But caged love loses force and ground
And so I set your spirit free
Knowing true love is liberty
Not clinging, greed or captivity.
I release you with blessings galore
As we part now to meet no more
In this life's dream, this mortal shore.
You were a gift, an angel of mercy
When in the valleys my feet did trudge
Yours the love my heart did covet
Ours a sacred, cosmic bond
Now untied, disentwined
For attachment exists in mind.
You live on in me, blood and bone
As I carry the love you have shown
It will dwell in me, never alone.
For love leaves its seed behind
To uplift, heal and remind -
We are one, of single kind.
And so I set your spirit free
To ascend its rightful place
Among the stars, in realms of grace.
In the curve of your smile I found
A love divine, without earthly bound
Full of light once lost, now found
But like thieves we stole this love
Kept it chained in selfish hold
Rather than free, as loves of old.
T'was a gift shared for a time
That opened hearts, unfettered minds
But we sought to own love's shine.
Rather than free, we captured and bound
Like caged birds no longer found
That magical, transcendent sound.
Love cannot be owned or possessed
It touches down for a moment blessed
Then must return to its sacred nest.
Now I understand - love comes to uplift,
A temporary grace, an ephemeral gift,
Not to cling to, hoard or cling.
And so I wish your spirit well
As it journeys forth, no longer held
By passions that love repel.
I release you with an open hand
As souls once joined now separate stand
And understanding, not sorrow, is what I command.
In the curve of your smile I found
A love so pure, so cleansing, so profound
But like hungry ghosts that love did hound
Ever grasping for more
We caged love's wings to keep it in store
Rather than let it fly and soar.
True love cannot be owned or possessed
It alights ever so light and gentle
A hummingbird come to nest-
Staying just long enough to bless
With gifts of grace meant to impress
That we are one consciousness.
In our ignorance we captured and caged
What was meant to be free, to disengage
Now love's remnants out of our reach and age.
But its blessings linger on
Like embers that glimmer on and on
When the once raging fire is gone.
I will hold close these remnants of grace
Of a love once dwelling in sacred place
Never to be owned, always on loan.
To open our hearts, expand human mind
Proving that we all are of one kind-
One light, eternal and undefined.
And so I set your spirit free
Without sadness, with clarity
Wishing you only sanctity.
Our bond was a gift, for a time,
Now dissolved, as life's dream sublimes.
In the curve of your smile I found
The radiance of love without end or bound
A gift so beautiful, so profound
But like Icarus I flew too high
Thought that love was mine to own
Now only ashes and loss have I sown.
For love cannot be caged or possessed
It alights only to help us progress
Touching our souls at life's behest
A hummingbird visiting a flower
Exchanging gifts in the moment's power
But never to keep, only to empower.
I reveled in love's tender embrace
Mistook its magic for my own
Now bereft and so alone
For wanting more than my share
Of love's sweetness, so fine and rare
Only frees love to the open air.
Love dwells only when uncontained
Its bonds loose, its spirit unchained
Ever restless, refusing be trained .
And so I release you, sweet love
No sadness or anguish thereof
Only with gratitude thereof.
Our love was a gift, gracious and grand
But not mine for taking, only on loan
A treasure that now has flown.
I will hold its blessings within
As time moves on and our paths bend
And understanding love's essence transcends.
For love touches down ever so light
Opens our hearts, expands life's sight
But never to own, only ignite.
In the curve of your smile I found
A shining realm so spellbinding, profound
But like Icarus, to close to the sun I flew
Now burned and broken, my dream undone
For wanting more than my share
Of your love so gracious and rare.
Love cannot be owned or possessed
It's a bird that needs to fly unsuppressed
A soft wind that blows at bequest.
I clawed and grasped to make love stay
Built gilded cages to keep it my way
But true love refuses any sway.
It dwells only when left uncontained
Ever restless, refusing be chained
Seeking its freedom when feelings wane.
And so I release you, sweet love
No longer mine, returned to above
But our bond forever I speak of.
It touched down ever so gentle and light
Lit up my soul with its fiery might
A spark that still glows in my night.
For love's blessings linger on
Like embers that smolder on and on
Long after love's flowers are gone.
I hold these remnants so dear
Of a love beyond earthly sphere
A gift transcendent so fine and clear.
Now understanding love's purpose true
Only to lift, never subdue
I wish your spirit the best rendezvous.
In the curve of your smile I found
A love divine, without earthly bound
Full of light once lost, now found
But like thieves we stole this love
Kept it chained in selfish hold
Rather than free, as loves of old.
'Twas a gift shared for a time
That opened hearts, unfettered minds
But we sought to own love's shine.
Rather than free, we captured and bound
Like caged birds no longer found
That magical, transcendent sound.
Love cannot be owned or possessed
It touches down for a moment blessed
Then must return to its sacred nest.
Now I understand - love comes to uplift,
A temporary grace, an ephemeral gift,
Not to cling to, hoard or cling.
And so I wish your spirit well
As it journeys forth, no longer held
By passions that love repel.
I release you with an open hand
As souls once joined now separate stand
And understanding, not sorrow, is what I command.
In the curve of your smile I found
A love pure, by no bonds bound
But caged love loses force and ground
And so I set your spirit free
Knowing true love is liberty
Not clinging, greed or captivity.
I release you with blessings galore
As we part now to meet no more
In this life's dream, this mortal shore.
You were a gift, an angel of mercy
When in the valleys my feet did trudge
Yours the love my heart did covet
Ours a sacred, cosmic bond
Now untied, disentwined
For attachment exists in mind.
You live on in me, blood and bone
As I carry the love you have shown
It will dwell in me, never alone.
For love leaves its seed behind
To uplift, heal and remind -
We are one, of single kind.
And so I set your spirit free
To ascend its rightful place
Among the stars, in realms of grace.
In the curve of your smile I found
A love divine, without earthly bound
Full of light once lost, now found
But like thieves we stole this love
Kept it chained in selfish hold
Rather than free, as loves of old.
'Twas a gift shared for a time
That opened hearts, unfettered minds
But we sought to own love's shine.
Rather than free, we captured and bound
Like caged birds no longer found
That magical, transcendent sound.
Love cannot be owned or possessed
It touches down for a moment blessed
Then must return to its sacred nest.
Now I understand - love comes to uplift,
A temporary grace, an ephemeral gift,
Not to cling to, hoard or cling.
And so I wish your spirit well
As it journeys forth, no longer held
By passions that love repel.
I release you with an open hand
As souls once joined now separate stand
And understanding, not sorrow, is what I command.
About this poem
This poem beautifully explores the theme of love, attachment, and the impermanence of human relationships. It delves into the deep emotions and experiences that come with falling in love, the desire to possess it, and the eventual realization that true love is about freedom and letting go. The imagery of Icarus flying too close to the sun and the concept of capturing and caging love convey the idea that love cannot be contained but should be allowed to flourish independently. It's a profound reflection on the complexities of love and the lessons learned when it is approached with wisdom and understanding. more »
Written on February 27, 2018
Submitted by Mawphniang.Napoleon on November 04, 2023
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