Silence of Confusion // Safa Amir I was lying on the porch, Watching the sky The aura was cold & subtle Just like me, The me who was fighting, Between whether to hold on & to move on, But there was a distant silence between them. The silence of confusion Which juggling me to decide […]
Burnt Paper, Burn Soul // Minahil Naghman Roses White roses surround him In bouquets and on the pillars White, as they mourn for their death Black Dresses and shoes and suits Grief in every atom of air Sorrow in space enfolded Wet faces As tears they tumble down Making their path below Weeping in grief […]
Shhh… // Hamza Kazi We cannot write silence. The beats The pause The breath The way it aches and persists and begs that, if only for a moment, our consciousness is only a whisper our bodies, our lips, the air that passes through falling chests and stillness A melody of emotion. Sleeping in the quiet […]
She Whispers // Hamza Kazi I sensed a ripple through her mind like,A floating butterfly.With wings clipped offA delicate ambiguityWith a sense of disbelief,“This is a nightmareNot a dream,”She whispered. As tears fell across her lips Lips chapped and faded With fear highlighted on her eyelids, “I’m just a sinner, I’m not your saint,” She […]