First Stars

Wednesday, June 01, 2005 | 1 comments

Rida Tariq

The darkening firmament
heralds the approaching night.
Watching, I reflect and
I see my life,
besmirched by a dark loss...
I look at the smoky sky
and I wonder why,
Surprised at the likeness
of the dim welkins and
my fogging life
Once more
I rub my cold feet
as I soliloquise---
How cold can one be!
And
As the hurt of it all sinks deeper
Warm fears threaten to erupt
My eyes now afraid to blink
keep staring towards the heavens
and I see them melt---
The first stars of a long night.

Wednesday, June 01, 2005 | permalink | 1 comments

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