*delayed Gratification Poem by Sadiqullah Khan

From the form legs curve up
The line of Ingres in charcoal
Hairs were a mane of colt
The mascara with detail if irises
I had turned into a stone on stone
I sat feeding a cat that was hugging
My feet for a kind gesture of kindness
Still in the externality of form
I could have read what was inside
The mind of cat that was named
Mano by the little girl with tulip eyes
A mother was sitting holding her child
To her breast that was open for all
In warm lap she was begging
Destitute everyone passed by
A fallen leaf when spring prepare
To fly over the mango leaves
My love this time refused
The echo of the pointed sandal
Was just another music that vanished
Looking for footprints were no use
Reality leaves scars of wounds
On her red lips as like flowers
Blood oozes when fresh air
The wounds got deeper
I relate to past and future
But the present for the beaming sun
As reflections of hope in listless silence
Carpe diem as my eyes capture
Celebrate life as it is around
My dreams are held back
Delayed gratification wisdom spoke
But I shall see the nature instant
14/3/2009