IMPOSSIBLE LOVE, A POEM BY PROF. LJILJANA SAMARDŽIĆ

They've never seen each other.

Physically worlds apart,

They loved with their souls,

First tenderly, then passionately,

As if they had lived together,

Yearning for one another for years...!

When the tides of life drew them near,

They gave up on the meeting.

Why?

Who could ever know!?

There was also the fear

That their deep love of souls,

In a reality such as this,

Would not survive.

They were disappointed and angry 

with themselves,

With the world they live in,

Powerless to change anything,

Aware that our lives are governed

By world rulers and powers.

Then, all communication

between them ceased.

They tried to forget each other,

But they didn't succeed.

Constantly in each other's thoughts,

Aware of past mistakes,

Mending themselves,

Maturing through the hurdles,

They reconnected once more,

Confessing their love anew,

Yet still, they haven’t met...!

They knew a meeting,

After all these years,

Would only be a confirmation

That their love is real,

Undying and eternal...

And what then?

World War III is beginning,

They can't get out of the own skin.

They can only love each other

With their souls,

As they have all this time.

If they live long enough,

Maybe they'll meet one day...!

-Prof. Ljiljana Samardžić

Novi Sad, Serbia 🇷🇸

[Poet/Prof. Ljiljana Samardžić]

SHORT REVIEW OF THE POEM-

"IMPOSSIBLE LOVE" by Prof. Ljiljana Samardžić is a poignant exploration of love bound by distance and circumstance. The poem's sparse, evocative lines capture the ache of soulmates separated by worlds, yet fused in spirit. It begins tenderly, swells passionately, and reflects life's unpredictable tides where proximity teases reunion, only for fear and external forces to intervene. The central question—what if meeting shatters the ethereal bond?—echoes existential dread, amplified by rage against forces beyond control. The narrative builds emotional depth without melodrama: passion, severance, forgetting, and renewed confession. Samardžić's imagery of souls yearning amid chaos elevates personal longing to universal tragedy. Her free verse flows with raw authenticity, infusing quiet resilience. The open-ended hope lingers, affirming love's transcendence over flesh and fate. A haunting meditation on impossibility, it resonates deeply in our divided world, proving true connection defies borders and bombs.

-Dr. Shailesh Gupta Veer 

(Editor of The Fatehpur Resolution)

Fatehpur, UP, India

[Reviewer/Dr. Shailesh Gupta Veer]