Half Asleep As I Lay Poem by Sadiqullah Khan

Half asleep as I lay
Thinking of the immensity
Of this universe
With snow all around
And my body attracted towards the earth
By gravitation
In freezing cold
And the mysterious drops of water
From the rooftop
Outside
A sad evening
And in that immensity
For a while I thought
Of my self
Being in the earth
And that
I suddenly wake up
And look
That all the people have gone
Push my way up
But it is eternally closed
Where have all the loved ones gone
The people, friends and family
And my loves
Yes in that moment of despair
What will I do
I empathized with my self
Lying like that
Straight
With my chin up
The universe
That does not belong to me
Anymore
And my memories
I need angels
And a window from heaven
I want to look back
To see my loved ones

Yes I know of all the injustices
But life is still
Worth living
Some fire, bread and butter and hot coffee