Mermaid Poem by Mohammad Younus

In the tempestuous ocean
In a dark mighty night
I went with my friend
In the Ark of Noah
Listening to spiritful music
In low and high tones
Plugging my ears
To unhear fretful sound
Of lightning and thunder

Suddenly I had a vision-
A mermaid - -
unlocking her curly locks,
combing her golden hair
But the fairy sea queen- -
of emotion and inspiration- -
Seemed to me under distress-
I am of a dual character
Either I must be a full humane
Or a full fish swimming
In the ocean of oneness
Enjoying the moving ripples
Running one after other
But pressing their bodies
Clutchingly to mother sea

And on the Black Stone
In the Full Moon Night
I would like to stand
Watching the tides rise and fall
Longing passionately
To kiss the smiling moon
But collapsing and disappearing,
In the vastness of sea

I started thinking of my own existence
On that mighty Night of Power
I looked around again and again
In a hope to find out who I am
I Immediately realized that I Was
Myself the mermaid in the sea

Mykoul