Write a poem
Without a fight within
Words wrung out of your guts
Like pearls embedded in the sea
Down into the deepest deep
Of your soul, feelings seek
A language, a pouring out
A healing, an exit
What better time than this starry night
Above, an immense sky
Moon, a fierce white
Its garish light seeping into the skin
Write a poem
Out of a suffering we share
In the darkness of our souls
Lost in the twilight of pain
Azure sky turning black
Like the shadows of remembrance
Nostalgia, an escape
Withering into dismay
What more you need than this intensity
Of longing that pierces into the somber night
And holds the dawn at bay.
Nosheen Irfan © 2015
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