Humna Hamid

Through the misty swirls of broken thoughts
I passed the waterfalls you named unshed tears
And saw the single ray of hope
Piercing through the shadows of dark
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Here I lie motionless, unperturbed
My lips still posed
From my last silent prayers
But breath no longer comes to me
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Treading in the stalkers domain
She lives
She feeds
And keeps on trying
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Forever present
A symbol of sacrifice
The bearer of violence
Ah! yet
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I wrote my name on the seashore
The waves came and it was no more
I wrote my name in the air
The wind came and it was no more
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Beyond the woods
The branching oak and canopy of leaves still abide
The bench is there
The leaves still fall
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death is monotonous
in this black and white domain
the king falls,
when the queen is taken
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They question-
The existence of lady death again
The spectacular fools!
They cannont see that life is but a mere mirage
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Over the crumbling brick walled ledge
I peeked
Inside the well of sorrows
And thought i saw a spark
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If i were a mere reflection of myself
Would i see the scarred soul of my flawless face
The haunted look in those doe like eyes
The bitterness in that frozen smile
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Like a blinded fool
I followed the silver gossamer
through twists and turns
and ups and downs
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