Above stood fire with wings Watchers with covered eyes Bodiless yet shame-shrouded Sent fleet across the sky Glory and the smell of lightning And I, my mouth full of salt Gazing on the polished stone Of a silk-purple draped palace Pleading at the threshold No heed for the crystal sphere Already emptied from pockets Stomach [...]
THE END IS COMING:
THE END IS COMING: That day is nearer! When the sky would be filled with One star… That day is nearer! When the door for seeking forgiveness would Be closed… That day is nearer! When the verses of Quran for guidance would Be removed… That day is nearer! When the sun would be ordered to [...]
DAY OF SEPARATION:
DAY OF SEPARATION: When we last time gathered… When we last time enjoyed… When we last time joined… That was the day of separation, When we had no complains… When we had no conflicts… When we had no blames… That was the pain of our separation, Where no pain was more than that… Where no [...]
Lest We Forget
What a day to be twenty-one, A clear blue sky, A brilliant sun, A contradiction! There is no birdsong, The silence is eerie! A feeling of unease, Fills my being! As I look at The foundations laid out, Like graves. I have visions of grief! Panic and fear, of People I’ve never met but, Will [...]
Tremors
Underneath the pain In a Country by your side Underneath the suffering That so many sleep to hide Underneath the tremors There’s no Mother for a child Underneath the rubble Is what’s left of broken smiles Underneath the bridge Is a man without a home Underneath the moonlight There’s a child who cries alone Underneath [...]
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