Ibrar Ahmad Siddiqi Poems

Waking up every morning with my eyes wide open.
Just got to get up and live my life.
Wishing my life was worry free.
Wishing I could wrap myself in cotton wool.
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Violent ill feeling hurricane.
Ravaging my mind and soul.
Tearing apart my flora and fauna.
Removing the very heart of my land.
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Driving through every day of my existence.
Passing those pedestrians in hypnotic states.
Technology slowing down their thoughts.
Walking slowly getting nowhere fast.
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Coming to the boil.
Held back by trolls whilst I toil.
Blew my top because I'm going sky-high.
Haters belong in the cupboard that I keep locked.
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I wake in the morning trying to work out my fate.

People telling me its Kismat.
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I am locked in my body.
I'm not going to come out.
No matter how much I kick and shout.
No-one's going to hear me scream.
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Where I belonged once.
My roots are no more.
One day, I woke up.
Thy sky, blue sky, shining through what was left of my roof.
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Got to take off today.
It's been a long coming.
With some much excess holding me down.
Spite and assumption thrown at me like mud-pies.
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It all started ten days ago.
Decided to make an effort.
Start upon a new direction.
Giving up on habits.
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Lost in isolation.
Freedom sought in adventure.
Heading out on my own in the dark.
The open road enlightening my path.
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