Camouflage Poem by Usman Hanif

When rivers stop to flow, winds cease to blow
stars fade to glimmer, darkness start to glow
thoughts become words, words become feelings
the curtain of eyes fall, while starts the show

when pleased seems sad, everything around changes
when sorrows become joy, to the hell guilt chases
blood flows like streams, thoughts blow like winds
altruism prevails, selfishness diperses like traces

something falls from the depth, nothing rises from the peak
dust is eaten, air is drunk, bound are left to creak
water stops to flow, blood starts to blow in the head
winds grab the blow, and thoughts become dark instead

chains grab the mind, feels like a warrior slain
rises the warrior with burden on sword, what a shame
no war! no attack! no blood, what a defeat received
to the hell, darkness, guilt, disgrace, regret achieved

feels like killing the rabbits and taming the snakes
like thinking with hearts and doing with brains
like destroying the lives and saving the deaths
but i am still strangled, clutched in the chains

the chains! the chains with strength more than lead
the chains! with existance like shadow under a shed
what can i do to resume the flow of winds and rivers?
my mind leaks the thoughts, the whole world shivers...

12-06-2006