Take me back
to all that I knew
once
To backs of palms
that grazed my forehead
and gauged misery
To smiles that flew
off faces and nested
in my heart
To words strung
on threads of clarity
and worn with pride
Take me back
to what I once knew,
away from what I do now:
Decoding words
Deciphering smiles
Digging for a meaning
that never was
there
Take me back
to the time when
words were words
and smiles were smiles
To the time
when I lived a lie
and lived it well
to all that I knew
once
To backs of palms
that grazed my forehead
and gauged misery
To smiles that flew
off faces and nested
in my heart
To words strung
on threads of clarity
and worn with pride
Take me back
to what I once knew,
away from what I do now:
Decoding words
Deciphering smiles
Digging for a meaning
that never was
there
Take me back
to the time when
words were words
and smiles were smiles
To the time
when I lived a lie
and lived it well
As beautiful as can be, Zainab!!
ReplyDelete... and your comment brought a smile on my face as always, Vinaya! Thank you :)
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