Sadiqullah Khan Poems

Holding the lingerie
Of the night fading into dark
I had flowers growing
On the tendrils of my palms
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He was a big name
Who had gained fame
As one of the “Kiplings”
Who said his hero was brave
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I speak their conscience
I speak of delayed desires as holy
I speak away from their eyes
I speak as many lies
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I held you back
Like the China wall
For the fear
Of my own demolition
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This must have feathered the face, the edge of a paper,
Would cut through cheek. Smashing its way through the angry,
Shouts of the one singing like a Mexican, and yelling fire from tongue.
I have forgiven myself many times. My hands reached to the papers of currency.
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The mirror got blind
The beauty of the eyes vanished
I disappeared from myself
Myself found its appearance in you
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Freedom was the humanism
In barbarity the pagan noble
Seized with nature mystified
Not adulterated with knowledge
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Of black heavy stature and long jaw
His eye brows were mixed straight
Head between the shoulders like a lion
Aiming at some prey with stained teeth
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“Honor lies
Not in possessing laurels
But in the consciousness
That you deserve them”
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Every man with an opinion
Equal in valour and in strength equal
At the advent of the British
Who were carrying the flag
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