Tuesday, August 4, 2026

Gazing Closely by Sushant Thapa

Esteban Carriazo

Gazing Closely

Never sleep
On your dreams.

Never open a tale
And leave it
Without its ending.

The idea is to go on.
We meet and depart.

Never let the pauses
Decide how far
You can go.

Reflect if you have to,
Rejoice if you care.

There is a pain
That laughter cannot hold.

We hide in our smile
What cannot be said.

The night is just a recollection,
And survival is throughout the day.

Separation speaks volumes,
Desire is a cage,
Love is a true gaze.

© Sushant Thapa


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Sushant Thapa

Sushant Thapa is a Nepalese poet who holds an M.A. in English from Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi, India, with nine books of English poems and one short story collection to his credit. His poems are published at The Kathmandu Post, Trouvaille Review, Lothlorien Poetry Journal, Outlook India, Corporeal Lit Mag, Feed the Holy, Masticadores USA,  Indian Review, etc. He is an English lecturer in Biratnagar, Nepal. 

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