Raaida Salik Poems

Wild nights scream at me
And the wicked sun boasts of your love
Why beloved?
I travel to you every dawn
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Naked I dance
For the clothes make me look ugly
Some boast of colours
Others smile at my scarred hips
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Burn the books of endless knowledge
Kiss the naked lilies in carmine dawns
Rub your lashes against the doves of prayers
Till the dulcimer of your soul flows wild
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O Raaida
Why do you cry for the beloved
When he smiles at you through naked breeze and brooks
Chant and weep no more
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I know the secret of wine
All the knowledge of this world lies
There is forgiveness in every dawn
Birds of the night heal the dervishes
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Search for the imposter who loves you as sun
Here he is
In you
In me
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Wonder at the damage you do to your eyes
Just wonder, do not fear, just wonder
So much damage to Our eyes
More to our hands
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