Her betrayal no longer hidden He watched her lying still The blood blended perfectly With the vermillion on her forehead So you recognized me at last? Call me whatever your heart desires 99 and more names are mine But I am only one I locked you in My prison without bars You escaped Why am … Continue reading Vermillion on her Forehead and Others …
Fear not, my child
Unsteady weak knobbly knees Blurry world through long eyelashes Drooling mouth taste of milk Nose twitching what a trick Gentle push it resists Stand up baby, mama persists Falling the only way to learn Long strides none can outrun Fear not the mighty lion For it will keep on trying Smell enemies in time Live … Continue reading Fear not, my child
Even the White Fades Away and Others…
Even the white fades away From your white lies Black truths Are all that remain Works of beauty you may find ~ were once incoherent imageries of the mind Walking barefoot in the forest Dry leaves murmur in protest Comforted by Soft chinking of the anklets ~Those of querulous minds have neither the vision to … Continue reading Even the White Fades Away and Others…
A Paradox I Am and Others …
A paradox I am, I belong nowhere, yet everywhere recognizes me She asks for her veil, for only to be able to mourn freely .... a touch of crimson~buttery cinnamon bun hot frothed creamy~mug of latte coffee snacking on a sunday~while time melts away Before I met you I held my head high in dignity … Continue reading A Paradox I Am and Others …
Kun Fayakun
you asked me what i am
A falcon’s flight
A falcon flies with full freedom Yet precise in its path Breaking boundaries, beyond stars surpassing space To the lightest atmosphere, where nothing can exist Your inhibitions are in vain No one to mock you, nor any to inspire Except yourself... Elevate your deepest desires to determine your destiny With speed equal to none The … Continue reading A falcon’s flight
Return to Oblivion
I feel the pull, resistance is futile My reprieve temporary, I lived in denial Sucked towards that hole With dizzying speed I fall There where air fears to enter And breath refuses to stir Darkness not an absence of light But a thick fog suffocating my sight Voices do not go beyond my head Yet … Continue reading Return to Oblivion
I found it not in the east …
I found it not in the east, nor towards the west North and south, I came without Losing hope Retreating inward There it was In all its splendour And ... I finally face my qibla ** **Qibla is the direction one faces while praying
Labeling People
"The more you try to label people, the further you break them into smaller and smaller groups, until you end up alone" ( an anonymous but beautiful quote I came across )
Strands of Saffron
Strands of Saffron Are those strands of saffron on the sand, or the trickle of blood from that faraway land? Where the crimson setting of the sun, bore witness to the grief of each one Are those stars twinkling up high, look closely… teardrops glisten in the sky The moon hunches over in sorrow, as … Continue reading Strands of Saffron
SONYA KASSAM 