Fizza Bukhari Poet Free verse

Silk Smiles, Silent Knives

Silk Smiles, Silent Knives

I gave my time, I gave my name,

I hid the cracks, I took the blame.

I stoked their fires, I kept the light,

I bled my nights to feed their fight.



They smiled in silk, they smiled in lies,

They painted truths with poisoned dyes.

Their colours bled; their masks unrolled,

They bought my trust and sold my soul.



I kept my pace, I kept my place,

I stood the long, unpaid embrace.

They learned my steps, they learned my track,

Then found my back and drove the jack.



The blade was theirs, I never knew,

The hand I trusted cut me through.



~Fizza Bukhari

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