The Carnage Poem by Sadiqullah Khan

The carnage
That did descend
Fear reigned in coziness
The dragon with teeth sharp
Ablaze is the word
Or blitz
Nothing from skies
Nothing from hell

I had the night yester
Lit the candle with lightening
Drank my tears lest my love
Be known
To the angel of destruction
My rival
Hidden from thence
I bled deep
As inside
As they bled into the earth

Venetian sensibilities
Where velvets
Sold were the moons
To adore brides
In the little shops underneath
Houses of million pounds
Very ancient

Evil eye
I had burned the holy seeds
And still thou art
From the rubble is raised
Statue
Stained
What price it shall fetch
O thou cruel hearts

Let the veil of time
Be broken
Let the rain heavy
Of mercy
Be from a cloud
Let the wounds
Be the roses
Let the last sighs
Be the prayers
Unto the unknown
Let once
We may see a guillotine
Of justice
Befall

On the blast in Meena bazaar of Peshawar on 28.10.2009.