By: Tanjila Ontu

Last year I found a man
Brown eyes with curly black hair.
I wonder what I saw in him
Oh I fell in love that October.

Your gaze was filled with love,
words can’t express it.
A sea of emotions
too great to ever confess it.

I said I’d never seen a temple’s light
The next night you took me to that sight
Like a child in wonder, your warmth all around
You cared for me gently, in awe I was bound.

And look, it’s October once again
I’m still learning to bear the pain.
Your love, it felt like a fairy tale
But now you’re gone, beyond the veil.

Yet still, your memory stays so near
A trace of love, both warm and clear.
In the dimming light, I stand alone
This October, hearts turn to stone.

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Tanjila Ontu is a student at Northern University Bangladesh with a growing passion for poetry and creative expression. She enjoys exploring emotions and memories through her verses. Writing allows her to reflect, connect, and dream. This is one of her early steps into the literary world, and she looks forward to sharing more of her voice.