Word By Word Poem by Gajanan Mishra

Word by word
I am here
To make you
Understand.

But the meaning
Of the letter
I failed to
Understand.

No perfection
I marked
Either in reading
Or in writings.

Understanding is
Partial, I know.

Synonyms, purports,
Even transliteration
All are beyond control
And I am helpless.
But life deals
Directly with all.

I am unable to capture
Even the vital parts,
And wander in forest
That has no tree.
I swim in the river
That has no water.
My incapability,
Let me express to
Dream in the sky
That has no stars.

Let me jump the line
That has no words.