When My Pains Rain

By Syed Sajjad Qadri

Have the waves of my pain travel to your heart

To part away my poetic cart in this winter

When gusty winds and crispy leaves dance

In the grey shades of mountains and dried rivers

And water shivers in the moonlit nights

Have my pains rain and turn you insane

To my surprise again in this bewitching charm

When stars swear upon your loyalty

In nights having stolen lights by the moon

And in the day, noon light hides your infidelity

Have my dark drops of tears wash my pain

To retain the stain of your guilt

When I wilt with the ache of your separation

In the crimson colours of my bleeding heart

And those old woven desires broken apart

By Syed Sajjad Qadri