Poetry

The Poet in Pieces by Fiza Pathan Broken flower pots and unattended rose bushes Care to tell me some more about the way you have neglected me The door you left open stands still awake to all your torments And poetry still flows out from inside the house you let slip away Within this abode of withered hopes and pent-up demons Calls a cackling hag now to you who you once … [Read more...] about #Poetry ‘The Poet in Pieces’ by Fiza Pathan

Father, Mother and Children by Fiza Pathan How can you state that I am insane? What makes you want to press this untruth? Watch how I can narrate to you a story so trivial That will unleash a whirlwind of subconscious thoughts, Within your very thick hide. There was once a man being draped with a shadow he could not be rid of, He blew it hither and tither till he … [Read more...] about #Poetry ‘Father, Mother and Children’ by Fiza Pathan

My Dark Fantasy by Fiza Pathan We see them everywhere and we see them anywhere But where they should be they are not, In our mouths, saliva to melt them to sweet ecstasy. They are lovable, amiable and darlings so soft Which make us go round and around. They are drooling delight To which we froth our salivating tongue with delight, Slobber no more for an answer, It … [Read more...] about #Poetry ‘My Dark Fantasy’ by Fiza Pathan

Come safely, Go safely by Fiza Pathan I perceive you all around me, like the mellowing sound of the breeze You serenade me with every word that drops from your lips Like tiny droplets of luscious warm chocolate. My suitor so fair you are too virtuous For anything lesser than the most beautiful flower Alas am I not your equal, A witch among other things And a hag of … [Read more...] about #Poetry ‘Come safely, Go safely’ by Fiza Pathan

The Double Riddle by Fiza Pathan Surfing through the pages of my memory, I saw a smile impressed within the fold making me realize what yet has to be done. You were always the one who spoke about the valley beyond our happy peaceful lives And you spent your sanity in the pursuit of the impossible. Whereas I was the one who grew up in the lap of culpability, I was under … [Read more...] about #Poetry ‘The Double Riddle’ by Fiza Pathan