NAYYAR SHABBIR AHMAD Poems

The ordinary British citizen is far better informed than the average UK politician.

For instance, Politicians have promised that British troops will be withdrawn from Afghanistan by the middle of 2014. Until then, young English soldiers must endanger their lives fighting the Taliban and al-Qaida so that the streets of Britain can be kept safe from Terrorists.
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I've desired and desired you ever since I don't know when. I felt surprised and privileged when you allowed me to quench my thirst over and over again.
So, why am I not satisfied?
Could it be that I've been a ‘slave to my desires' for so long that I no longer
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She was incredibly sweet
And incredibly beautiful
Or was she?
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My precious grandchildren came to visit me for three weeks
And my uneventful life was transformed in an instant into an abundance of laughter and happiness
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They thought
(Mainly the US and the Brits)
That it would be a snip
‘
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2012 sees the UK in double dip recession
And, all the economies of Europe in the doldrums

But, what are the Politicians and Press
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Whether it be
In Iraq
Or
Afghanistan
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When the time comes
It will be historic
enjoyable
and, over in a flash
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Celebrating the Queen's Golden Jubilee has meant that Britain
could shut itself down and indulge in four days of fun, oblivion
and an almost total adoration of Queen Elizabeth the 2nd.
Her long and eventful reign has been mostly dedicated to the
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I shook the hand of this stranger
Who had only days before been my Lover
We were about to separate
He to go one way, I another
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