If The Dead Could Talk

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I am altaf pai from London via Karachi via Agra.

Life is a Hitch

Life is a hitch
for all its caress!
Flirting it does but then
gives away nothing;
for all the groping (!)

But then what else to do,
'cept grope!

Vain they say this life is all about, still
its' illusory beckoning keeps us tied.

For all the groping, one gets hold of some
handful of straws or some rocks.

Once in a while, one comes across a gem,
somewhere! Silver lines appear, but
once near it, the shadow falls on it.

Try to be detached,
it 'd trail behind you!
Rock like I withstand, the passionate onslaught it makes.

Angry hitch it is, it turns
its back on me.

A volcano erupts within,
leaving me bruised.

My resilience keeps me intact,
a doggedness possess;
I climb this rocky terrain,
One step at a time.

Sands of life are slippery,
it slides me down by ten pace!

Like a fish I try to slip,
from the hold it has on me,
but like a shark it tries
to pounce and swallow me;
with a ferocity
I know not 'n ne'er knew!

I tried to flee, like a swift, the bird;
like a child, throws a stone to hurt.

Undaunted I flew higher,
like a falcon it hovered around me!

Bitter truth dawned on me!

The more you run,
the more it chases;
the more you drown,
the more it chokes;
Hitch, no doubt
but leash is in you hand!

Never ever drown 'n get intoxicated in it;
just keep a distance 'n flirt with it.

Realized my soul when I looked LIFE
in the face;
She smiled benevolently
and healed my soul.

agar murday bol sakday

o ajnabia
zarra halkay halkay pairaan nal chal
eh koee saada jiha zameen da tukra nahin
mainu patta tera ithay chalna koee zulm nahin
par tainoo nahin patta teray pairaan haithaan ki dabiya


Step gently on this ground, stranger!
this ain't no ordinary patch of earth.
I know this trespassing isn't your fault,
how could you have suspected
and known earth's secrets.