Words Are All I Have Poem by asma bahrainwala

Words Are All I Have

Rating: 4.8


Your deep guttural voice
Sets each cell ablaze;
Your varied intonations
Evoke myriad passions within;
But the ecstasy
Soon fades away,
As I hear a crack
In your sobbing voice
Lifting all the veils
Revealing your bruised soul beneath.


I reach out to you
With my arms flung wide,
Wanting to take you in my embrace
And provide a healing touch
—To caress fear out of your tender soul
To wipe the dewdrops from your teary eyes
To console your aching heart—
But soon I realize that the distance between us
Is too great to traverse in space
So I have to make do with poor words.




27th December 2006
3.26 pm

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Tranquil Ocean 28 December 2006

Asma...Distance doesnt matter as long as the hearts are listening and talking to each other.Good one. Love...TO

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Raghavan Warrier 29 December 2006

'But soon I realize that the distance between us Is too great to traverse in space So I have to make do with poor words.' I liked these lines a lot. Beautiful poetry, philosophy, excellent.

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Max Reif 29 December 2006

I see a lot of awareness in this piece, and I'm impressed with your ability to use 'poor' words well to express heightened awareness.

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Malini Kadir 13 April 2008

Lovely to read a caring soul out here...........

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Abha Sharma 25 March 2008

sensitive, emotional.. Your varied intonations Evoke myriad passions... choice of words too good.

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Andrew mark Wilkinson 26 February 2007

Words can say so much, like a gentle loving touch, when written from the heart now thats love... asma 8 for this one i think...

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Jibin Joseph 31 December 2006

hi asma i had written a poem words mean nothing but then words are our tool to express our feelings specially the lines To wipe the dewdrops from your teary eyes To console your aching heart— very true great poem my vote a perfect 10 wishes jibin....................

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Onida 30 December 2006

a nice poem to remove the sorrow from ones soul regards Nida

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