The second in a new series of poems on love and longing.\u00a0 If you haven\u2019t known it yet, this is how love at first sight can feel.<\/p>\n
It caught me unawares.<\/p>\n
Life until then was led without a care.
\nNothing ever mattered to me.
\nNot bound to anyone. Carefree.
\nThen she came along.<\/p>\n
At the very first sight, lost.
\nMy heartbeats, erratic and fast.
\nLost for words, for once,
\nJumbled brain, reacting as a dunce.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
More stars seen now, in the night sky.
\nTo reach them, I didn\u2019t have to try!
\nHer beautiful face radiant as the moon.
\nMy heart dancing to an unheard tune.<\/p>\n
Never thought this was possible.<\/p>\n
Life until then had been clear and simple.
\nThen she glanced at me,
\nGiving a disarming sweet smile.
\nAs if struck by lightning, I was for a while.<\/p>\n
Something within me seen in a new light,
\nAn unrecognized feeling: Love at first sight.<\/p>\n
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\u2018Srika\u2019 (Dr B Srikanth) is an orthopedic surgeon, singer, songwriter, and a self-taught musician.\u00a0 He lives in London with his wife and two children.<\/em><\/p>\n Image courtesy of Thomas R. Stegelmann<\/a> via\u00a0Creative Commons<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Editor’s note:<\/p>\n For other poems by Srika, read: Cupid’s Arrow<\/a>,\u00a0Aah, Dear Maiden<\/a>,\u00a0The Path of Love<\/a>,\u00a0The Writing of a Love Letter<\/a>, When Time Stands Still<\/a>, and Love, The Sweetest of Rhyme<\/a>s.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The second in a new series of poems on love and longing.\u00a0 If you haven\u2019t known it yet, this is how love at first sight can feel. It caught me unawares. Life until then was led without a care. Nothing ever mattered to me. Not bound to anyone. Carefree. Then she came along. At the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29,"featured_media":178,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,29],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-221","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-relationships","category-stories"],"yoast_head":"\n