Any end to this unendurable swim upstream?
Any end to this unenviable tiresome gloom?
Any chance to ring in again my blooming love?
Any chance to get back to my charming dove?
Does the proximity of a sea quench my thirst?
Does the distance travelled count for the coast?
Hasn’t it been like an insatiable quest to see
The shore in the middle of the endless sea?
How come my innocence proves me guilty,
And, relegates my friendship to futility?
Isn’t my unconsoled heart hurt even by affection,
When my love reduces our relation to defection?
Any end to this unendurable swim upstream?
Any end to this unenviable tiresome gloom?
NOTE: This poem was published in the online magazine Sanchika on 01.06.2025. Please follow the link: https://sanchika.com/the-swim-upstream-tssm-poem/
TSS Murty (తిప్పాభొట్ల సత్య శ్రీనివాస మూర్తి) 