O Life I Poem by Sadiqullah Khan

This broken day has all the worries
Gathered from the heavy texture of the night
This corner is lit dark
This corner has the warmth of a mother's lap.

The sun goes down to mark the steps
Another day is over
There is a small wrinkle
One more claw of the crow is added
around the darkening circles of my eyes.

Lo! Some more springs amidst bright yellow
orange and green flowers,
Some parrots with their green feathers
Making sweet noise
Before the long night I broke and broke.

The sunshine would wake me up
Some beauties tormented themselves
Intent upon bringing
The long awaited dreams while smiling in sleep
The butterflies chase each other in pairs.

I do not want to mourn the happenings of the day
Nor the night's dark veil
Nor your love
Nor the eloquence on your languid lips
Nor the many tomorrows that await the opening
of my eyes
I mourn you O life!
For I see a day on this earth that you shall not be.

Islamabad
Sept 16,2010