For A Kiss Poem by Sadiqullah Khan

What if beliefs lead to delusions
On another soil is this rose
The red sprouts like the bright sun day
Would it come back to fruition
And forget the winds of autumn
Would some eternity befall the abandoned love
These memories were forgotten long ago
Let the spirits who had left
And one by one recount in dreams
On these pages like the leaves taken away
By storms of time and like coming across
The deserted streets are still replete
With the presence of the loved ones
Much if rains have washed away all signs
That white cloud is to me a symbol of hope
That sun setting behind you will cast
Yet another shadow to recall
I had wished to grow beyond
I had put the scrolls unrolling before
The red ink was still like blood from my heart
You might have bought a fortune
You might have earned some love
I have yet to conquer many fears
My love has yet to grow feathers on wings
I understood it would not mean much to me
For it would come back to me
Like the flowers you withered to be known
And your lips now wanting it back for a kiss

Islamabad
Jully 26,2010