POEM: What Have You Done?
By: Mahfooz Ahmad Bakshi
I appreciate you for the pain you bestowed
I appreciate you for the wounds you sowed
I appreciate you for everything you did, you see
I appreciate you for forgetting the heart you bruised deeply!
For you, I used to rise against the world alone
But you never heeded my musings, silent as stone
Leaving me to face battles on my own
I craved your love, but to another, it was shown
Oh, dear, what darkness have you stirred? I am suffering
Save me, extricate me from this ordeal, hearts buffering
I’m besieged by thoughts, my soul’s conferring
Tell me, how do I mend my heart’s fluttering?
The pain is unfamiliar, a labyrinthine flow
Wounds subsided, but scars persist, a reminder aglow
What have you done? Memories like shadows throw
Even in your absence, your falsehoods sow
Where have you disappeared? I miss you in the breeze
Longing for your presence, yearning for release
Craving your smile, a hunger that won’t cease
Awaiting a fragment of my soul, held in peace
What wrongs, I think in the dark of the night
Lost in worries, like a ship in a storm’s might
Can’t find you, my heart’s in a bind so tight
Tired and yearning, for a love so bright
Nightmares haunt me, no sleep in sight
Your memory lingers, in the day’s light
Confused emotions, like birds taking flight
Our Love was once strong, now it feels so slight
What have you done?
