I see what lies behind your wrinkles
smiles forgotten
promises broken
I hear the voice in your heart
those screams and cries of agony
that wretched tragedy
I know your silence speaks of words unspoken
that one aching tear hides a soul forsaken
Unless I walk in your shoes
I would never understand
your despair, your misery
That battle
you are fighting
with all your mettle
The faint whistle gets deeper
I got to catch this train
I could not hug you
But I feel your pain
*Image borrowed from Google
The Little Mermaid 
Well said. Really very emotional poem. Cheers !
I’m humbled! Thank you Bhanu 🙂
An emotional wirte. Well done.
Thank you!
I’m glad you liked it.
Thank you for liking my post and your posts are pretty awesome too…
It was all my absolute pleasure Aachman! Thanks for stopping by.
Emotional expression seems to be your strength. Short but strong.
Many thanks Sikiladi. After all, what is a writer, bereft of empathy..? 🙂
Heart wrenching ✨
Thank you, Aadhya! 🙂 x
Most welcome!🌸
Very nicely expressed. Really liked the way emotion is conveyed.
Keep writing!!
regards,
Vijay Sankar
Thanks a million for your supportive words, Vijay!
Great post!!. Expression of emotions of writing is fanastic !!.well written & well expressed!!.
keep writing !!.👍
Aww thank you so much 🙂
Touchy poem there!!
Well penned
Thank you!
Beautiful!
Thank you 🙂
Lovely verses ! 🙂
🙂 Thank you!
Loved it 🙂
Thanks! :))
Reblogged this on Brilliance Within and commented:
I sat in the Doctors surgery today and saw the pain of getting old in a little old lady who couldn’t be spared five minutes to be slotted in to see the Doctor. What nobody noticed was the struggle she had made to walk up the ramp assisted by the taxi driver who’d bought her to the surgery, then the bewilderment on her face as she dropped her appointment card and couldn’t pick it up (I picked it up for her) and the gratitude on her face to have just that little bit of help… The struggle daily of growing old, becoming lost and a lack of humanity is captured beautifully in this poem Look Beyond from Little Mermaid blog site…
Hi Wendy, your kind and supportive gesture towards the old lady shows that you have a beautiful heart. They often say, ‘Blessed is the society that has oldies.’ I wish more people understood this..
Thanks for the reblog. Love and light to you X
Thank you so much and you’re so right – we can learn a lot from our elders… Angels blessings to you xx
very interesting and well written poem…
May we repost on our blog ?
Thank you. Of course you can repost it. 🙂
thats great…
Is it possible for you to communicate on gmail ?
as we can inform you or if require anything to ask so we can ask.
Can we use different photo for the writing stuff ?
Hi there, unfortunately I don’t check my email box often. So it would be futile to communicate via emails. Feel free to address any query you might have here itself. And yes, you may change the picture if you want.
Touchy!
Thank you.
It happens many times when we want to converse with someone – a stranger- but could not due to lack of time and unwanted situations. There is a void in the eyes of people, who are left dejected. Touchy poem.
That’s true Upasna! Thanks for the appreciation.
That’s beautiful.
Thanks!
This touched me. Thank you for writing it.
My pleasure :))
Hi Urvashi,
This post is featured on our blog. Please have a look.
https://theuncommonbox.wordpress.com/2016/09/27/look-beyond-by-urvashi-phagoo/
and it is shared on our facebook page too…
https://www.facebook.com/theuncommonbox/
I hope you like it…
Hi, I did check it. Thank you for publishing this one post of mine on your blog. I’m truly honoured. 🙂
Pleasure is all mine… Keep sharing your write ups so I would upload more stuffs. You have a very good flair of writing…
It is shared on facebook page too.
Lovely. I think we could all feel and relate to the vibe here.
Many many thanks!😊
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Hi Nieves, I’m sorry for the late reply. Glad to meet you and thanks for the follow. I have been away for the past months because I was really taken up. I’m back now. We’ll get to see each other often. Take care. X
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Hi Phung, I’m humbled. Your feedback is very encouraging. Please come back again. X
very nice blog!
Thank you.
I can’t believe how great this site is. You keep up the good work. That’s my advice pal.
Thanks a lot , Minna!🤗
Just fabulous. Who wrote this and how can we get more?
Hello Natosha, thanks for stopping by. This poem has been written by me, Urvashi, blogging under the pseudonym of The Little Mermaid.
Keep posted for more!😊
Very moving.
Thank you honey!🤗
Beautiful and heart-tugging. 💗
Thank you!😊
Very powerful.
Thanks Alex.
I really enjoyed reading this.
Thank you very much Lujain!☺
Happy September all,
I was going to post a picture of a salsa concoction of mine I prepared for the party – but I couldn’t find an image upload button on the comment box 😦 Maybe next month? Have a wonderful month all the same
Hello Jean, that sounds very tasty. It’s too bad that we missed seeing your salsa concoction.
I hope you’ve had a good time at the party. See you around X
That’s inspiring writing, thinking about someone else from their point of view. Their silent pain. But is he in pain just becasue of passing time?
Hello Simon, how are you doing?
It seems to me that this man has faced a lot of hardship in his life. The anguish in his eyes and the hopelessness on his face are telling.
What are your thoughts on this?
Hi mermaid, I’m ok. You know… Same old. What about you?
I think I see a man who’s lived a hard life, seem a lot of things. But I think he sees beyond hopelessness. He has lived through youthful excess and the hard middle days to get where he is.
He’s kind of at peace because he knows that the world can’t take anything from him now that will make him bitter. His life a experience and wisdom are his treasures.
That’s just my thoughts… 🙂
That’s true, until we experience it ourselves, we may not actualize what the others experience. A great write!! 🙂
Thank you very much.
The poem and the photo are very powerful.
Thank you very much Sheryl.
Good expression. ” You often come to me , like a fresh experience to the museum. I am not your future. But you can thrive on my flashbacks…..”
Wow! Beautiful poem. So vivid. Just wow!!
Aw! Thanks a lot Draven.😊
This is beautiful! Through your writing I can feel it too ❤️
Thank you very much Jennifer!
Have a beautiful weekend!
Hugs and kisses X
You too dear! ♥️ And you are most welcome!
A very strong statement of empathy. Beautiful!
Thanks a lot for the feedback!🙂
Stunning poetry! You really convey the anguish and hidden grief. Really powerful. Keep writing! x
Thank you Tom! X
Beautiful! God bless you!
Thank you, Ryan! :))
Very artful, poignant piece. You are gifted and kind.
Aw! This is one of the best and most meaningful compliments that I have ever received. Thank you!
Love and hugs X
Very deep! Well penned and expressed! Blessings!! 😀
Thanks a lot, dear Tammy! X
You’re welcome!
That was an extremely touching and beautiful poem. Thank you so kindly for sharing it. It definitely touched my heart strings.
Hello my darling, how are you? I’m so glad you loved this poem.
Have the brightest of Thursdays!
Much love to you X
beautiful now here moment… from no where, it comes now here… and goes back again nowhere!
life always happen when you look beyond!
love yr expressions!
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https://thisdoorisalarmed.wordpress.com/2019/03/20/sunshine-blogger-award-5