At 40 Poem by Abdul Wahab

At 40

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I get a wish
In this age of forty

To look back the track
I have travelled so long so far

But I got the track
Under some unwanted cover

A little bit of it under the heavy mist
And the rest of it perhaps I forget

When I want to see ahead
The road appears like a snake

Dances at every corner
With darkness

The vision is blurred
Even the straight line pops up with threat

The present moment is neither better
Half is full half is empty

No bitterness
No content

But since you gone
I can say I am not happy

and I wait for you to come back
till then I rub my heart against the pen

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Heather Wilkins 08 June 2013

In retrospect we are much wiser. looking back we always think why didn't I? but that phase of life is over. and we must move on. nice observation

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Siyabonga A Nxumalo 08 June 2013

Lovely poem Abdul, we all look back in our lives sometimes and there are moments we wish we can erase completely on our minds and there are those we wish we can re-live... We should look forward with hope and positiveness and just be happy we've come this far. Siya_! !

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Yasmin Khan 08 June 2013

Waiting is painful but pen would help you to find a catharsis, as writing is catharsis to all woes and worries. You swing between pessimism and optimism.

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Gajanan Mishra 07 June 2013

gone is gone my dear, But we should remain happy as before And this is equanimity.

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