Keerthi M Anand Poet Free verse

In my Head

Once smitten
Twice shy
How can I erase you
Out of my mind

Shadow lingers
After sunset
Pitch darkness 
Yearnings unmet

Paint portraits 
No face
Palpitations 
Through this haze

Lay flowers 
On the grave 
could have been
Kids and a home we named

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Noah Piet December 28, 2025 at 9:53 PM I think you beautifully capture that lingering thought and emotion when it won’t let go, thank you for writing this Keerthi M Anand December 29, 2025 at 2:56 AM Thankyou for the kind words!