Life

Incidentally on a cold winters day

Laughter rang through the air

Outside in the fields

Velvety clouds overhead

Enveloped the sunshine 

Zillions of emotions floating in the air

Illuminating the fragrant atmosphere

Myriads of tranquility 

Remain steadfast

Awaiting with breathless rapture

Nameless and transparent yet so visibly there

The Glorious fanfare of life 

Glory be

I am numb

The shock sets in

The pain recedes 

The words dry up

My mind is blank

My heart speaks in

Torrential rain

Each drop that falls

Painstakingly plain

The road ahead is bare desolate

The path strewn with pleasure and hate

It is what grows and festers inside

The hollow cave in my chest that lies , barren and cold, empty and sore, 

Throbbing with hurt and tales untold, the dreams have slept, the light has gone, the twinkling has ceased forever, no more. 

There is only one hope that shines , 

I know my Lord is supremely kind. I await his blessings on me divine, to banish this demon that resides in me, this emptiness that surrounds me, and fill my world with wonders and glee, in my two hearts happiness i seek, Glory Be unto Him O'Glory Be. 

 

Ode to expression

Ode To Expressions

By Madiha Naeem

To say what is in my heart. 
Is a desire I suppress. 
The way that you inspire me. 
Even poetry cannot express. 
The stars don't shine enough, 
To describe the sparkle in your eyes. 
Not a million clustered together. 
Through infinite number of skies. 
Why can I see the sunrise 
In a single grain of sand? 
Only if you've loved, 
Can you ever understand. 
My enemy is time, 
Like a candle burning hot. 
Melting quickly when I'm with you, 
And slowly when I'm not. 
If ever I dare to ponder 
This liaison we secure. 
I find a bizzare perfection 
which is best if left obscure.

A child an orphan

A Child an Orphan

By Madiha Idrees

Tear filled eyes 
And tortured emotions 
Battered thoughts 
confused commotion 
in my heart. 
No one understands 
what goes on with in me 
Tear streaked cheeks 
I'm craving devotion. 
The misplaced smile 
Those truthful lies 
I want love not 
fake devotion. 
Smoldering embers 
of fiery anguish 
I am a child in 
a wrecked position.

Written in 2001

Heart

Heart

By Madiha Idrees Motiwala

Every corner is taken 
Every crevice is filled 
with memories of happiness, 
sorrow and guilt. 
\The endless trickle 
of emotional treasure 
The harmony of jealousy, 
content and pleasure. 
\Bleeding in pain 
or hammering in surprise 
My heart throbs in 
continous disguise.

Written in 2000

Crying heart

Crying Heart


Lingering doubts 
cloud my mind 
at thoughts of all 
thats left behind. 
\The searing pain 
of love thats lost 
The treasured tears 
that know no cost. 
\The mind decieves 
The soul derives 
from the fathomless torture 
of the heart that cries.

Written 1999

A hole

There is a place in my heart which hurts
A place empty dark and grey
There is an abyss inside of me
Growing day by day

No one can hear the cries
No one can see the tears
That place inside of me clenches
Poisons me in every way

Emptiness gnaws inside
Depair is what i feel
At times i think
Oh Lord! Why me? Why me?  Why me?

This place inside of me
Took birth that very day
When you went slowly away
Leaving behind a gaping hole
This place inside of me.