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Words conceal as much as they reveal
I f not more
As the mind tries to sift
The half-said
Into unsaid meaningfuls
And read between the lines
Only to shy away from
And evade
The innuendos and implications
The inverse revelations...
In the crack,d mirror
Of memories and realities...

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Added by Sabena Siddiqui on August 23, 2010 at 1:33pm — No Comments

Live Terror

The car sped past
The glittering neon signs
Flickering lights
Of an evil city.


The walking wounded
Crowded busy streets
Empty eyes
Empty laughter.


Running from random bullets
They scattered fast
Buying bangles
Buying shoes.


Today is here
Tomorrow might never be
So hurry on
Roll up the…
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Added by Sabena Siddiqui on August 6, 2010 at 5:56pm — 4 Comments

Chaghi Hills

What is the price
Of a nation,s dreams
Tangled in barbed wire


Dreams in mushroom clouds
Fly past
Mountains that turn into ashes.


Turn white ,disintegrate
As the earth rumbles
Leaves wither


We have hands on triggers
Self-destruct
Or destroy


Masses of beings
Into burnt cotton wool…
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Lazy Loralai

Trees laden with golden peaches
The bronzed amber of autumn
And reckless butterflies
In lazy Loralai.


Damp grassy hillocks
And somnolent valleys
The jewel-like sparkle
Of the lake of a thousand fairy tales.


Let it be ours forever
Yours and mine
The undulating vibrance
And fragrant love...


I t can never…
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Added by Sabena Siddiqui on August 6, 2010 at 5:49pm — 2 Comments

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