When I Must Upright Walk Poem by malini kadir

Walk with pride
Yet give care
Take the bends
Yet walk straight!
Oh! I oft despair!
I wish I could be free to care!

Yet to live upright
Value myself in my mirror
I must you designate
Away from me
Away from me.......

Even as knife turns
For you know I pretend
To stop you from loving tend
For I would rather with pride
Always meet you

Never needing to be sly!
Living my limitations with self pride
Letting my heart rightful care........

Yet to my own self
Let words of good wishes spontaneous spring!
As I my hymns to the lord sing!
Your life to fill with subtle joys I oft wish!
Not because I remain a coward!
More because
I would rather live by lofty principles.......

I can see how unworldly it sounds
I can hear the swearing it springs
To lips free

I can also understand the pains
I would rather not inflict

For I must tempt
Only that which I can assuage!
That pleasure is meant to be mutual!

Amen
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Malinikadir