A Liberating Invitation Poem by Muhammad Umair

In the haste of the sinking life,
in the hustle and bustle of a robot-like life,
an invitation knocked at my door, and I,
I—abruptly—felt a feeling long forsaken—
I felt a human, who could put this frenetic life
on hold, who could say a terse 'No' to it.
Despite the downright hindrance,
I floated with the soughing sound
of winds to his place.
And there, there stood the blissful eyes
that welcomed me and hugged me twice;
eyes, that showed how loner they'd been too,
eyes, that told finally we were free for ourselves.
We ate, we drank, we laughed, we talked and talked
and, God, it felt like humans—
humans, far off of social constructions.

And late, late in the night,
when he saw me off with teary eyes,
'We'd meet soon again, ' he said,
and again hugged me twice.