The darkness you see
In my words
May not be the dark
Of my heart

Many time I see
Darkness around
A casually touch
Smears my soul

Darkness sometimes
May seep inside
And make me dark
For a little while

But I am not dark
Nor am I bleak
It’s just that I can
Very clearly see

It’s just that I can
Very deeply feel
What others suffer
In their lives

©️ShashikantDudhgaonkar