#Poetry – Rafia Shakeel

The journeys- long forsaken, The Dreams- Deep seated, The Discussions- interrupted. Lets Bein Again!

My destiny—bold and bright

Like the calm after thunder—my heart speaks.
It’s been quite a halt, my life a bleak

What is and what isn’t—a whirlwind of confusion swirling,
Who is and who isn’t—a labyrinth of human identity.

Packed in the world of fantasies,
Reality seems oblivious.

No matter if you are rock or the brook, you will change too.
No matter what, do not be still water because
you cannot even perform ablution in that.

مفاہمت نہ سکھا جبر ناروا سے مجھے
میں سر بکف ہوں لڑا دے کسی بلا سے مجھے

Bewildered I Stood, looking at the sky,
The Trees standing still, holding the ground.
The Sun going down, coloring the cloud.