Sharmeen Azam Poems

Dunes of the Sahara cannot muster
the clouds to be generous and
Pour its sorrow-ridden soul
Over the parched lips of the earth.
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What is a man to do,
poverty his life-long partner?
Scorching sun overhead,
sultry weather makes his sweat worthless.
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Contrasts of ideology defines mankind.
Parables of war
if and when they unite.
How con(trite) the human mind,
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What is a poet who can’t write about love?
Essentials of words cannot exemplify,
the essence of adore one pangs for.
Patience, endurance, persistence
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Oh! God Divine,
To a mountain cavern I want to flee,
far from the fallacies of
this worldly sin.
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Silence is beautiful in a world full of noise.
Deafened blind mutinies from the abyss
for a blast.
Like the sea floor hidden in obscurity,
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Pearl awakes from the zenith of slumber,
radiant beauty adorns a finger.
Realized not she would live a hectic life,
precious no more will she be.
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Silence raptures into song, as
loneliness walks into the light.
A beautiful time I was awakened,
your pathway leading into mine.
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What a waste on life power of insanity reeks,
on a soul innocent -
not of its own making.
Shadow of self-confinement, with
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How do I know what I feel is true?
Every thought, vision, calling
makes me question,
How did I get to where I am now?
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