Sadiqullah Khan Poems

In that dreadful space on earth
There was no mirror to wash
Face from dust with palm of water
The fishes had drunk all before perishing
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I know where shall he go
Seven seas or oceans as he lives
In my heart of flesh and emotions deep
No gold I want but love forlorn
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What shalt thou forget
The hands that rose in prayers as yet
The deity of love was unknown in the skies
The husky voice or the radiant smile when
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Thesis
Religion is the opium of masses
Antithesis
Religion is the poison of masses
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The sweat of struggle on forehead
In difficulty as life under the sun
Warmth of sun god asking to move
As the time chases with impunity
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They just departed soon after
Three men and some friends
In rusty environs across
The border when remembrance
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So quickly the tides of time
When yesterday has turned
Into a dream for the memory
Childhood just gone
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Darkness and deeply dug earth
The moon in full giving light
In the corners metallic garbage
Remeltable steel mixed with dust
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If you reach home by the evening
And if you find some dried pieces of bread
Soaked in olive oil
And the fuming coffee that melts the ice
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