When we decided words of no use
to speak through silence
That became eternal language
our coded mode of speechless speech
this is when the real was heard
this is when we spoke
Archive | November 2020
I Seek the Artisan
your handwoven sandals
I seek the artisan
the finest linen garb
I seek its weaver
the woollen mantle
I seek the chosen lamb
I seek to know the chosen artisans
Womb Betrayal
panting for water
you died in her lap
drank to your fill
quenched
revived through her gaze
love’s touch
never to return
not even a smile
betraying your spiritual mothers
you repeat the crime of womb betrayal
the cycle repeats
A Loyalist Is Tested
The emotional absence
a test of your resilience
when love remained conditional
love too was temporary
seasonal
a loyalist is tested
a lover is tested
love is magical
love becomes ugly
love is the greatest irony
so waters may be tested
for purity and false claims
filtered and sifted
as sand to water
remain with Laila
depart like Shams
battle her like Yazid
proclaim like Hallaj
Jacob’s separation
an inevitable reunion
of a torn shirt and tears
where sorrow left fear
pure bliss, now drink
a sip from Kawther
for Alchemized hearts
none but the elect
this fountain of purity
for lovers of unity
transformed to gold
this emotional absence
the absence illusory
presence remains eternal
with souls of our fraternity
Refuge in Ishq
When light appears as dark
When love appears as venom
When heart shatters
Take refuge in Ishq
The Exchange
This exchange
immeasurable
unquantifiable
incomparable
Hear Me, Read Me
hear me without sound
Read me without words
Consume the Poison
If poison is the cure
I dare you to
consume the poison
within that resides
and seeks itself
to cure itself
through itself
Had You Waited
had you waited a bit longer
the real would of emerged
through what we call speech
At Your Door
this one life
to completely annihilate myself
in you
I present myself at your door