asma bahrainwala Poems

Sometimes it flutters
Gaily round my sparkling smiles
Like a butterfly;
Sometimes it glides in the air
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I am afflicted by
Loneliness.
It creates a void
Bottomless.
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The distance between
You and Me—
An ever-widening gulf
It seems.
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A soulmate
Is a diamond
Very precious
And rare;
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I dread the moment
When we’d have to say ‘goodbye’;
Tears rolling down our cheeks,
Us staring each other right in the eyes;
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You and Me—
At the two distant ends of this world.

Distance—a Barrier;
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There is nothing that I do
Or nothing that I say
That people don’t advertise.
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I am exhausted
Thoughts no longer yield to me
Language disobeys
Ideas turn their back on me
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Terrorism is
The only issue the world
Harps on. Who cares for
Poverty, Malnutrition,
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Yesterday—

When you were
By my side,
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