Emotion & Inner Life Poem by ashok jadhav

Within my chest, a quiet weather stays,
Unseen by eyes that pass me in the crowd;
Some days are lit with soft, forgiving rays,
Some nights with storms that speak but not aloud.
A smile may hide the weight I choose to bear,
While hope and fear share one uncertain breath;
The heart learns strength in learning how to care,
And meaning grows from love acquainted with death.
There are calm hours when thought and feeling blend,
Like twilight resting on the edge of sight;
In such stillness, broken parts can mend,
And pain grows less by naming it as life.
So flows my soul through shadow, joy, and strife—
Emotion, my truest proof of inner life.