Never Turned — Vir Bhadra Pant

Hoping you’d give a passing smile,
As we walked together for a mile,
I spent all the love that I had earned,
But you, heartless, never turned.

Hoping you’d give a passing smile,
But you walked alone in bitter style,
Whatever I took, I want to return,
But you, heartless, never turned.

Why did you leave me all alone?
My dreams are shattered, my spirit gone,
I read every page, but the bridges burned,
And you, heartless, never turned.

Hoping you’d speak in a loving tone,
But you were busy within your own,
The crying sun makes my memory burn,
But you, heartless, never turned.

Hoping you’d take me to paradise,
But I was blinded by your lies,
The gates of destiny were left spurned,
But you, heartless, never turned.

I hoped for grace beneath the skies,
I walk away as my spirit dies,
I chased your shadow, deeply concerned,
But you, heartless, never turned.