White Nights Viii In Vain Poem by Sadiqullah Khan

White Nights Viii In Vain

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What was the reason for such sadness?
Where were the men of middle ages and older,
Where were they going and what for,
The city is made like a chess board.

How do they recognize the houses,
While leaning over the terraces and seeing
Their dreams rolling on the streets.
The old men were sitting on the bus stand
Soul searching and not very concerned.

The regimentation is so perfect,
No one breaks the law,
And how and against whom they express
Freedom.

I saw some steel bars and looked for
Some soft wood.
They were so polite but you would know
As if.
They would get bored very soon.
They would plunge in some deep thought
The moment they would find respite
From your conversation.

I have yet to see such sweet smiles
As on the face of those teenage boys,
Handsome and so well mannered.

The dreams were yet to come true
Or there were no dreams,
Where was the historical determinism leading.
This is a civilization without roots.
Transplanted on its own soil.

The intellectual vanguard will now seek,
Another dimension to divulge into,
We did see statues of lost wars.
Amidst many flowers,
Visited by tired folks from streets,
To celebrate their weddings.

Ah! The anguish in your eyes is killing me,
Your pain I cannot read.
Nor I can write it.
Your kisses are so much in abundance.
Like rainbows after a downpour.
Your lips had much to say and see the other world.
Why are your taverns so deserted.

I would pity myself holding a cup.
In this emptiness how yoou survive,
Where I am the only happening around.

I would love for the dexterity of your figurine
Like beads of sweat I wipe you from my forehead,
Like the aroma of your hair touching my face,
And the perfection of the evening drizzle and warm wind,

Tell me my love what is missing in your life,
That every thing you find is so vain.

Almaty, Kazakhstan.
June 12-18,2011

Saturday, June 25, 2011
Topic(s) of this poem: love and art
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