Behind My Mind

From Bless You, Three Worlds by Dai Pan (潘岱). Poem 16.

Within your mind the cosmos dwell,
Beyond my form, behind me still,
Heavenly whispers, I can tell.

One summer, our paths crossed in time;
Perhaps we never truly met,
Or longer since faded from your mind.
In that place existing for me alone,
And this place you are no longer my own.

Moonbeams shine, your shadow by my side remains,
Until new life calls the Lord's name first with breath.
You, misread through a clouded gaze,
Would you share with me what life ongoing till death?

"No... thank you," I call toward distant lands,
Still, you wave from where you stand,
Your eyes fixed past me, their light no longer gleams.

On pages read before thousands times,
Now silents across through the nights.

Days without breeze, without joy, without weeping's release,
Without echoes, without thoughts that wander free,
And without your figure in the empty space I could see.

Return to home, please, I will wait in hope,
though words now fail to bridge our worlds.

Cite as: Dai Pan, "Behind My Mind," Three Worlds, Bless You, poem 16, 2025. https://daipan.ink/bless-you/behind-my-mind

Bless You 16

Behind My Mind

Within your mind the cosmos dwell,
Beyond my form, behind me still,
Heavenly whispers, I can tell.

One summer, our paths crossed in time;
Perhaps we never truly met,
Or longer since faded from your mind.
In that place existing for me alone,
And this place you // are no longer my own.

Moonbeams shine, your shadow // by my side remains,
Until new life calls the // Lord's name first with breath.
You, misread through a clouded gaze,
Would you share // with me what life ongoing till death?

"No... thank you," I // call toward distant lands,
Still, you wave from where you stand,
Your eyes fixed past me, // their light no longer gleams.

On pages read before thousands times,
Now silents across through the nights.

Days without breeze, // without joy, without weeping's release,
Without echoes, without thoughts that wander free,
And without your figure // in the empty space I could see.

Return to home, please, // I will wait in hope,
though words now fail // to bridge our worlds.