Haunted By You

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I am haunted by you

Your face

It’s the only thing I see anymore

Whenever I close my eyes

Your smile

Your sparkling eyes

The curve of your lips

Why do I torture myself every night

Thinking of what could be

When I know it never will be


About Haunted By You:

I generally don’t post poetry more than once a week but my fingers on my right (my dominant hand) are swollen and I can’t type much at the moment. I talked about this on an earlier post of mine. But basically I have an infection and have gotten medication from the doctor. So, it should be okay soon. However, while my fingers are still swollen and causing me problems with typing, I’ll be sharing shorter posts.

This poem is about how sometimes we’re haunted by the memories of someone. It doesn’t even necessarily have to be romantic or anything like that. Sometimes we’re haunted by memories of friends or family members. And sometimes by love we left in the past but still crave for. I think it’s something most of us experience in one way or another. The memories haunt us but yet there is nothing we can do since we can’t change the past.

What did you think of Haunted By You? Did you enjoy the poem? Is there anyone in your life, either in the past or the near present, that still haunts your memories? Let me know in the comments section located below at the end of the post. Or just simply stop by and say hi!

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75 responses to “Haunted By You”

  1. Very nice, Pooja, my mind went to the early 1980s and the one that gt away. Why is your hand swollen?

    1. We all seem to have that one that got away.
      My hand is swollen because I have an infection unfortunately.

      1. Ouch! Take care of you! That one was thirty some years ago, where is she now? My folks did NOT like her, she was a wild child which was fantastic. 🔥🔥

        1. Lol most people’s parents feel that way about me too 😂 I was a wild teenager and there are some crazy stories about me out there 😜 But that’s what makes life fun- the craziness!

          1. Oooohhh your my kinda girl! 😬❤️😎

            1. 😜❤️

            2. This is so lovely. Though I can’t relate personally, I can understand it. How are your fingers now? Are they better? Take care.

              1. Thanks and yes they are slowly getting better. It will take a few weeks to heal fully but I’m on the mend.

  2. Why do we torture ourselves?

    1. I honestly don’t know but it seems we can’t stop even when it hurts us.

      1. Hmmm maybe our mind wants completion so it keeps picking at the situation until it is healed

        1. Yeah that could definitely be one of the reasons. I’ve also found that humans tend to fixate on the negatives so that may also be one of the reasons.

  3. Gorgeous poem, Pooja. ! I felt the emotion in this one. I hope your hand heals for you. I have a very random question. Does your name have a particular meaning ? I love learning meaning of names lately. I love the sound of your name 🙂 . It reminds me of the ocean waves.

    1. Thank you so much! Yeah my name is the name of a specific Indian ritual. I don’t know how else to explain it lol 😂

      1. Wow, that’s really awesome !! You don’t hear that everyday . I love it !!!! 🙂

        1. Aww thanks and I love your name too!

          1. Thank you ☺️❤️

            1. You’re very welcome 😊💕

  4. I love it! So beautifully written

    1. Thank you so much!

  5. Kindly take care of your fingers please.
    Are you working too much.
    Please take good care.
    This actually gave me an idea. I never tried a blog through app(phone). On phone, I get an option that it type automatically as I speak.
    .
    Btw, the poem is a treat. I really enjoy your work. You always give so much variety. You have published a poem today and you are saying you might have shared something else. But, I think this is an effective way to break the pattern and keep readers surprised. ☀️

    1. Thanks and no not cos of work. I have an infection that’s causing it. Let me know if you try writing it on your phone and how it works out.

      Thanks so much!

      1. Writing on phone for me would be very difficult. As My blogs are of 1k words. I am not comfortable with the app. It’s not smooth.
        I type on computer, much easier for me.
        I think phone typing/audio can work for shorter blogs/poems of yours.
        Please take good care, best wishes.

        1. Yeah I hate typing on my phone too. It’s so glitchy. I prefer the laptop.

  6. I still sometimes think about him even though I know he’s gone forever. Also even if we meet again, he would have been a different person. So… he has been a phantom in my mind for years.

    1. We all have that one person that we lost. It’s sad but sometimes it’s hard to let them go.

      1. Thank you. You just inspired me for a new post.

        1. Thanks and that’s awesome, I look forward to reading it.

    1. Thank you so much.

  7. Nice poem… Please give me some tips to write good poems… I tried but it didn’t come out so good.

    1.     You could draw on your passions and puns. Sometimes it helps to have a simple idea and then search for words in a thesaurus. It’s best to check the flavors of meaning for each synonym in a dictionary. A rhyming dictionary can also sometimes be helpful as a starting point. Or simply just break up ideas into lines and see where the story takes you. I looked at your website, and thought about it awhile. I thought of some fictional ideas. Start anywhere and edit later.
      (1)
      I remember seeing you draw water from a well;
      you had your notebook for drawing
      but when you glanced at me
      spilling your bucket,
      you seemed thirsty for friendship

      edit (2)
      Seeing you draw water from a well,
      I noticed you glanced at me, and
      you spilled your bucket as if
      you were thirsty for friendship

      (3) rhymes for “well” as possible new words to add somewhere:
      bell, belle,cell, dell, dwell, fell,quell, sell, shell, smell,swell, tell yell, befell, compel,dispel,excel,foretell…

      (4) what comes to the imagination while contemplating these words that might fit whatever theme or story idea you want to develop?

      (5)
      Seeing you draw water from a well,
      I noticed you glanced at me, and
      I saw a drawing dwelling
      in your happy notebook, yes

      it made you spill your bucket as if
      you were thirsty for friendship

      1. Thank you very much for all the ideas and tips…

    2. Thank you so much! I see that Doug has given you some fantastic advice that I simply can’t even attempt to compete with but I’ll tell you what works for me. Write about something that is close to your heart and my poems tend to be more like streams of consciousness which can sometimes be easier to write.

      1. Thank you very much…. I’ll try to write..

        1. You’re welcome and keep writing always 😊

  8. This piece describes the feelings of so many people, i guess.
    Amazing work, Pooja.

    1. Thank you so much.

  9. Beautiful, and with a fitting title. I hope your fingers get better, and that it’s not too serious

    1. Thank you and yes it’s not too serious.

  10. Nice poem and photo to go with it! Did you change your profile photo? It looks good. 🙂

    1. Thanks and yes I did! 🙂

  11.     I’m sorry your fingers are swollen. I hope it’s not serious.
        I like the i-sound of the eyes-smile-eyes rhyme scheme, and the sad “never will be” conclusion.
        In the reading of a book we can be comforted by a fictional character. A fantasy about a real person who is unattainable might as well be a fantasy of a fictional character. Or there can be the haunt of the “Roman à clef” of a dream. Fantasy undoing of events is an interesting defense mechanism of the unconscious, and it does seem like nightmares are an unnecessary torture; nevertheless it still happens. I suppose that movies and cartoons are too intoxicating like the song mantra “Some day my Prince will come…”

    1. It’s not serious and should heal in a few weeks, thank you.

      You are so right and I have a very bad habit of doing that with characters or unattainable people in real life. That’s actually what inspired this poem you so you really nailed it on the head with that analysis.

  12. This was so good!!!
    And what happened to your hand?

    1. Thank you! I have an infection causing my fingers to swell but it should get better soon.

      1. Ohhh. Ok take care

        1. Thanks, I will.

  13. My William Shakespeare.🔥 I hope your hands get better soon 😘

    1. What a compliment, thank you 🤗

  14. Thank you for liking my blog post. I am very grateful for your support. Nice poem.

    1. My pleasure and thank you for stopping by as well.

  15. a haunting poem… nice Pooja and take care of those hands!! 💖💖

    1. Thanks so much and I’m trying my best! 😊

      1. I know the feeling of overuse I
        In A job.. you are doing a lot

        1. Thanks and I try my best but sometimes the universe forces you to take a little break!

  16. A beautiful poem xx

    1. Thanks so much.

  17. wonderful poem; I like your tenacity of posting even with a swollen hand. I hope it’s doing better soon.

    1. Thanks and it’s slowly healing.

      1. I’m happy to hear that it is healing…

        1. Thank you.

  18. 😭😭😭 Today has been such a melancholy day!

    1. Oh no, hope things look up soon 😢

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