Under Their Feet Poem by Elias Uddin

Under Their Feet

Rating: 2.5


She walked away
past me
along the pavement.

I utilized
the sublime potential
of my eyes:

looked all over
and entered
deepest into her heart.

It was the same
my mother possesses.
The same. The same.

The one most venerable,
the one that bore me
to this world

I visualized...
I shed tears
in adoration...

A girl, green as leaves,
accompanied the lady;
little difference she had

from my younger sister
whom I haven't
seen for long...

I sighed...
I wept...
Tears trickled down

my cheeks,
unnoticed,
to soak
the dust -

under their feet -

lie my world,
my heaven,
and life.

Friday, December 19, 2014
Topic(s) of this poem: women
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Khairul Ahsan 26 April 2020

The poem starts well but hasn't been able to describe adequately the feelings as you described in your comment.

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S.zaynab Kamoonpuri 26 December 2014

Ok i just read yor poemmail bro. A winsome appealing and super poem here. This is about a girl that reminded u of yor sister? Hows it a reply to nudity? I dont undrstand deep poems sometimes. Do explain pleez. God bless.

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