17 february 2013

poetry

TOUFIQ UL ALAM
TOUFIQ UL ALAM

When A Book Speaks its Mind

It has been hours, days or, weeks, Perhaps?
Since my Last page has been turned,
Felt the last touch of Love,
Tender.
I remember those intense moments,
When we were together.
Heavy breaths; foaming sobs;
Or, happy laughters.
 
It has been months....or, years, perhaps?
Since you looked back,
held me with you hands,
Kissed me.
 
Silly Me! I am a book lying,
Like many others,
I have been read.
I tend to forget,
That I have nothing new to offer.
 
My stories, or, poems,
Are matters of the past now.
They don't excite you anymore.
So, it has been years, or, decade, perhaps?
Since, you came,
And dusted me.
Worms are eating me alive,
yet, It has been generations... I presume?
Since you have come,
To salvage me last,
From my utter despiration.
 
Silly Me! I tend to forget,
I have nothing new to offer.
So, It has been a century, or, two, perhaps?
Since, a lover came,
To read me anew.

louis gander
17 february 2013 at 05:45

Thumbs up. Haha. I enjoyed this. It's so true that sometimes our words end up in the archives never to be read again. I hope that is not the case for this poem. It should remind us that there are many good poems waiting to be read again and again and again... ~louis

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TOUFIQ UL ALAM
17 february 2013 at 14:39

Thanks Brother...

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Kahlia Mazacalletti
17 february 2013 at 11:12

Very Nice, Grade A..........Kahlia

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TOUFIQ UL ALAM
17 february 2013 at 14:39

Thank you Kahlia... I really appreciate a reader's comment...

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Insatiable Sohail
18 february 2013 at 07:45

Marvelous poem...brother Keep it up.....

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TOUFIQ UL ALAM
7 april 2013 at 10:25

Thanks a lot brother...

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Naykd Poet
7 april 2013 at 15:47

great...reflective perspective - most would never think

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TOUFIQ UL ALAM
7 april 2013 at 18:11

this can be interpreted in so many ways... I wrote it as boy to girl who has lost her interest in him...:D

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Kimani wa Mumbi
7 april 2013 at 18:41

Mashaallah!

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