Desire of a lady

Devender Kumar

She is a body

Yet she carries a soul.

Men know her only

Through the curve of her form,

Touch only the surface,

Never the purest part within.

All hunt her shell,

Praise her fleeting beauty,

While her soul remains untouched,

Radiant, immaculate,

A light so pure

It could awaken yours,

Kindle the eternal flame

Of never-ending spiritual love.

She knows

Every man is dying inside,

Chasing shadows of flesh.

Still she waits,

Patient, apart from her own body,

Dwelling already in the realm of spirit,

For the one rare soul

Who will seek her there,

Her true mate.

But her vigil ends in flames,

On the pyre her body burns,

Her deepest longing unspoken,

Unmet. No man ever learned

The language of her soul.

  • Author: Devender Kumar (Offline Offline)
  • Published: February 10th, 2026 23:30
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  • Goldfinch60

    Wonderful words Devender, nobody knows anyone's beauty unless they know the 'language of her soul'.

    Andy

  • sorenbarrett

    And indeed does anyone ever learn the language of another's soul? This poem holds a feeling of distance and of being valued for only a small piece of what one is. It is what others can use that they value and the true worth remains hidden. Nicely written



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