Of Attention Poem by DEEPAK KUMAR PATTANAYAK

Of attention
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A minute ago
You were looking fine
Stars were twinkling in your eyes
Dimples making hollow in your cheeks
Nectars flowing fine to your lips
But now everything is ruined
By strange unknown feelings
In a fraction of a second
You are thrown off balance by a swing
Of thoughts overpowering everything
For the power of a thought
Is as great as its ruining

Good or bad a thing is
Impossible to feel it
Unless thought of it in the beginning
Feeling hurt is an emotion
For it's a feeling nothing but a feeling
My dear for your better understanding
An example I am citing

Once a man was taking
A stroll in a busy market
Inside a jewellery shop nearby
He noticed a gold ornament
Before anyone could realize
He was seen scurrying away with the jewel
After breaking the glass with a rock
But he was nabbed and in no time
Presented before the magistrate
'I'm surprised', the judge said
You attempted burglary in broad daylight
It was the gold, the thief said
My Lord I could not resist it
I got blinded by the gold
Nor guards nor owner
Nor people I saw around
Only I saw the gold

It's all about attention
Before anything felt
Your mind thinks about it
Old memories freshen up
The person and the incident enliven
Thrusting your mind to a different mood
Hence good or bad a thing is
Impossible to feel it
Unless thought of it in the beginning
Thus being attentive on the present
You may gain a lot
But by going back
To the source of thought
To the past
You may be disturbed a lot…….