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"The Weight of Seeing" by Mohit Mitra

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May 15th, 2026

The Weight of Seeing

by Mohit Mitra 

Dust hangs in a shaft of light,
tiny dancers caught mid-motion,
and I realize the room has been waiting
for the moment my understanding arrived.

A hand brushes a railing—mine,
or lifted by memory I did not choose.
Edges sharpen; the air tastes heavier,
each glance, each sound, a ledger of consequences.

I see the pattern, subtle, unavoidable,
and uninvited clarity presses on my spine.
No comfort here, only recognition:
the world exists in infinitesimal calibrations,
and I, for all my seeing, am participant and witness.

A cat slips past the doorway, silent,
its movement precise yet unknowing.
I smile, small, half-bitter, at the absurdity:
even insight cannot soften gravity.

I close my eyes for a breath—
and in that pause, I touch something undiminished:
the cost of knowing is exacting,
but knowing is all that remains.


About the Poet
Mohit Mitra resides in Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India.
Read the poet's biography and Wax Poetry and Art publications on Mohit Mitra's Artist Page.

This poem is also featured in Comet #8, published in the Wax Poetry and Art Library.

Keywords: memory, sensation, knowledge

Previously published in Wax International:
A Toast to the Spring
by Toolika Rani

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