from the shadows i watched
the arc of your career
in awe
that your song
remained untouched,
unbroken. and through the fire
of your eyes, lost
myself in a world
which refused to let me go.
i couldn’t know your play
behind the silver screen
and too soon
you left the stage,
while round and around
this merry-go-round
we stumble
as the echoes
of your voice still linger.
now just a memory
remains which shrouds
a simple wish,
that your next role
brings more joy than pain.
and perhaps one day
our paths
might cross in a future
less lost than found.
(for sreedevi)
