The Broken Beauty

I see compassion in your eyes,
And I wonder,
What agony has taught you such tenderness?
I see kindness in your soul,
And I wonder,
What grief has taught you such gentleness?

I see light in your eyes,
And I wonder,
What suffering has broken into light?
I see wholeness rising in your heart,
And I wonder,
What brokenness has taught you such healing in life?

I see smiles blooming in your face,
And I wonder,
What bruise has brought you such beauty?
I smell the fragrance of your soul.
And I wonder,
What murk has taught you to unfold?

I see kindness in your face,
And I wonder,
What severity has taught you such softness?
I see gratitude lighting your cheeks,
And I wonder,
What loss has taught you such humbleness?

I sense peace in your soul,
And I wonder,
What struggles have taught you to surrender?
I see shimmer in your eyes,
And I wonder,
What darkness has brought you to such light?

I sense peace in your heart,
And I wonder,
What defeat has taught you such a submission?
I see humility in your face,
And I wonder,
What trials have taught you such a gratitude?

I sense freedom in your breath,
And I wonder,
What restraint has brought such a release?
I see soaring of your wings,
And I wonder,
What confinement has taught you to fly in sky?

I see the ocean in your eyes,
And I wonder,
What grief has brought such an oceanic vastness?
I hear the splashing in your laughter,
And I wonder,
What sorrow has brought this dancing madness?

I hear the brook babbling in your heart,
And I wonder,
What moss was gathered on the way that taught you to flow again?
I sense the delight in your soul,
And I wonder,
What sadness came with such wisdom, to release the running river again?

I see stars in your eyes,
And I wonder,
What darkness has given rise to the galaxy in you?
I see the sun rising in your soul,
And I wonder,
What night has brought such glory in rise?

.....Jayita Bhattacharjee