these pitiless circumstances
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'these pitiless circumstances
denied explanation; this time,
there is no consoling
this uncivil heart.
once again a pledge
that was never redeemed
once again loose talk
that was never affirmed.
once more the moths'
fluttered denied martyrdom
once more the many tapers
that never faded to night.
once again' the familiar lurch
of my heart before i tasted wine
once again' soirees that never
found consummation in the tavern.
once again' the acolytes remain
unquenched . but for a glimpse.
once again' the night of union
passes to sunrise unfulfilled.
who knows when the doors
closed in the petitioner's face
stymied yet again'
their prayers went unheard.
while for faiz every day
befell. as if the very fast
he knows the day
of reckoning is still to come.
© 2018 Abdullah ishfaq