SagarHaider Abbasi Poet Rhyme

The Silent Decay

Like termites, grief crept in and quietly grew,
A smiling face hid what the heart went through.

A lifetime crowded with memories untold,
I spoke just one name—and my heart lost control.

A dream stayed alive in my eyes for so long,
Till the fire of your memory burned it all wrong.

The branch where hope had built a nest so bright,
Was swallowed by autumn and stripped of its light.

Among those I called mine, I still stood alone,
As every soul changed in the molds time had shown.

The rain washed away every face's disguise,
And a city of deception changed before my eyes.

Then came the miracle born from the art I knew:
The pain in my heart became words that rang true.

Sagar, what a strange twist this life had revealed—
One lie brought the heat that left my whole home peeled.

© Sagar Haider Abbasi

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Alison A Smith September 25, 2026 at 1:29 PM A deeply affecting poem, “The Silent Decay” uses a steady rhyming-couplet form to give shape and momentum to an intensely private grief. Images of termites, autumn-stripped branches, cleansing rain, and a home left “peeled” make emotional betrayal feel physical and visible. The final turn—where pain becomes truthful art—is especially powerful, offering a hard-won sense of transformation amid the devastation.