Monday, December 08, 2003

A Dying Ember

Unlike the coin that tosses fate and hides its darker face
Every angle I toss and turn, shimmers then fades
Feelings dull reason and for a reason do feelings seethe
I give life to love and buy it back to breathe
O’ dancing inferno, I fear my lustful desire
Your crimson lips, golden hair, and eyes sapphire
Should I give you all that I have and cease to live
Or should I not and live to die
Maybe I should burn to dust and submit to my flaming love
And scatter my ashes to tell this world that I died to live again

Junaid Afghani

8th Dec 2003