Sometimes, we reach a point in life where our shelves are full — of dreams, memories, and accomplishments — yet a quiet emptiness lingers.

This poem is a reflection on that gentle ache — the search for meaning, simplicity, and the courage to dream anew.

A World of Mine

I have everything—
Yet I live with the quiet fear of losing it.
The shelves are full,
lined with the shapes of my dreams,
still waiting to breathe.

And yet,
something thirsts within me—
a feeling I can’t name,
a silence tugging softly
at the edges of my laughter.

What is it that I’ve lost?
Perhaps a dream I forgot to chase,
a thought that once bloomed
in every story that I groomed.

I’ve found meaning
in this slow, tender dawn,
and peace
in simply breathing.

Now I measure time
not by what slips away,
but by what I’ve grown,
by what I’ve learned to hold.

Still, somewhere deep,
I feel the echo of something missing—
a connection unseen,
a memory unnamed,
a heartbeat out of reach.

Still, I keep searching—
for value, simplicity, and light,
for the child within my dreams,
to build a world that feels just right.

(Vijay Verma)
www.retiredkalam.com

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