A Woman In My Mind Poem by Asit Kumar Sanyal

In my college days
a sweet sixteen loved me
came between my hands willingly
but within a year
she died in an accident
her body cremated
but her soul entered in my mind
remained active for few years
then slept like a good girl
I too forgot her.

Forty springs passed away
one by one
my black hairs turned into white
suddenly one night she got up from sleep
took me between her hands
and started weeping
she was still 16, I was 61
tears came out from my eyes too
we loved each other
whole night.

she came again at next night
next to next night too
and it continued
Till date she is active
and comes to me at every night
I can see her
when my eyes are closed
I can touch her
when I am in sleep
she is always present in my mind.