A Lonely Man's Monologue Poem by Asif Andalib

A Lonely Man's Monologue



So many false hopes like the stars of a moonless night
Show me the way to survive in this dreary life
I bury so many dreams like a grave digger
And give birth to new ones like a queen bee

My heart has broken into so many pieces
It has become the sands of a desert
My sighs have become super storms
My tears have become the clouds of rainy season
My smiles have become the lightning
And my laughter has become the thunderbolts

My days have become months
And my nights have become years
My poems have lost rhyme like the hot summer days
My songs losing all softness have become hard rock

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
John Raubenheimer 20 November 2012

Asif this is the best poem of yours that I have read. You're not trying to force any of the lines. Your imagery is exciting. I can't fault your English (not that I would want to - if English is not the language of your birth, I can't imagine how difficult using it must be.) I am impressed. It's so difficult to respond honestly to poems. You don't want to break anyone's heart. But in this case responding is a pleasure. Thank you so much.

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Chandra Thiagarajan 19 November 2012

The monologue of the lonely man is soul stirring.The presentation strikes at the root of the heart.Well written.

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Gabriel Jirgba 19 November 2012

Keep this up Mr Asif, this indeed is a nice piece. Pls, keep it up.

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Santosh Sharma 20 November 2012

like the poem, well written

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Nader Baheri 18 November 2012

nice Asif.and terrific. and the romance changes to horror.and the poems to the novels.and the smiles to the grimace.love it ~nb

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Sinjin Tyger 13 February 2013

Today was a day of false hopes for me too. My heart is so shattered as well. I liked the epic perspectives of this poem.

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William Jackson 10 January 2013

Good use of metaphors.

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Alexis Jung 12 December 2012

i lke the description of feeling.

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Sarojini Pattayat 24 November 2012

a nice poem.Best wishes

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Kevin Halls 21 November 2012

It has been mentioned before when a poet writes a dark or sombre poem that he or she may be depressed. But I find that to be neither here nor there, what matters surely is the response a poem gets, not the poets state of mind? I enjoyed reading this poem, and I don't feel depressed!

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Asif Andalib

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Moez Monzil, Komlapur, Faridpur, Bangladesh
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