That Girl Yonder Poem by Sadiqullah Khan

On my side
She was talking to a friend
Covered from the rain
Moved to the left
And now forgotten
I came into your domain
A few times
For something to learn
And also to see
The youth and jubilation
The future promising
The rain and an old barrack
Transformed for a job worthy
The youth around
No place to hide
Lo! The snow
And the weather cold
No mess of the army but freedom around
That girl yonder
Comes again
The spirit inside
Wants to be found
I am not beauty unsurpassable
A damsel luscious
But a girl simple
Like so many around
But one day
The barracks receding
We will replace
With stories new
With soft talk
We the pioneers
In the land so bounteous
A couple standing
Whispers of love
Some stylish girls
Moving around
Lovers waiting
Hearts on sleeves
That girl yonder
Understood who is there
Moved again
To see again
The snow falls
Chips raining
Chips in the air
Chips golden, chips silver
For chip is the future
Chip on chip and the digits symbols
Beauty defined
In the color of the chips
The signal and the bytes
The papers and the search
That girl yonder
Watching it all
Chip on the ground
Chip in the air
The weather cold
Chip now melting
And connecting people
That girl yonder
Amazed at the sight
Will I see her again in life?
And that girl yonder
Will she understand my message?
The message of love
But love defined
The love of the chip and the technology
The future defined, and roles assigned
Little knowledge I have of the subject
But that girl yonder
In the compound
See it all
(On transforming a military barrack into a university)