Existence

By Nagma Tamkeen

In this bizarre world, I continue to exist………

My eyes hold a dream

Sometimes dream becomes reality

And , at times, reality is surreal !

In this bizarre world, I continue to exist !

In this perishable world, I continue to dream………

A crown of thorn , I wear on my head.

And counting on…..on my happiness

I continue to exist !

Mustering the agony of the world within me

There’s a pinnacle of pain……….

And then, there comes a moment of joy

In this bizarre world, I continue to exist !

And amid the hunger pangs

The conscience dies a natural death…….

And when the children cry

The mother is tormented………

In this bizarre world , I continue to exist !

In those naked eyes

Arise salacious desires

The body gets ablaze

Gradually the soul is set ablaze

In this bizarre world , I continue to exist !

And at that ripe age……..

When the children depart

The sky is torn apart

And tear drops fall on this Earth

In this bizarre world , I continue to exist !

By Nagma Tamkeen