Wishing This Was Nowhere
Shall we go somewhere,
will we meet somewhere?
Am I the one you saw,
is this the face you showed?
I'm wishing this was nowhere,
just like you're searching elsewhere.
While the hills sang the rain song
I built a home in my heart
And when the river rang its laughter
You wrote your masterpiece...
Our minds soared into the depths
Of a sky that wielded dark secrets
Of power over one another-
Of beauteous collapses of identities,
Of never weary desires.
Why didn't the frost dampen your words
And why was my sewing filled with flowery fragrance?
Why did our separate beds make so much warmth
And our silence such joyous chatter?
When you were asleep, I kissed your toes
Woke you up to your coffee,
Paid to our pension plan
And worried over your corns...
But there's a hollow in my stomach
My day's work does not fill it
Nor my night, busy with dreams.
There's a hole in my soul-
Your wordy yarns don't patch it
My perfect stitches cannot darn it...
Shall we go somewhere
Will we meet somewhere
Am I the one you saw
Is this the face you showed
I'm wishing this was nowhere
Just like you are searching elsewhere!
Copyright © Sumaya Khan | Year Posted 2012
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