Saturday, August 23, 2008

Dark Cities III- Republished!

When you lose your words
And retreat to a dark corner
We should forgive you
You’re an urban person
Not used to space
Your eyes don’t belong here
And your heart holds no dreams
Do people of dark cities dream?
When you lose your words
Collect your past and present
And escape to possibilities
Don’t follow your ancestors’ footsteps
They were trapped in falsehoods
And died young and dreamless
History might not narrate their tales
Yet, you ought to keep their features
When you lose your words
And retreat to a dark corner


YMK
Dubai
Jan. 2006

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Hey Yomna,

Thanks for reminding me about this poem. Let's go over it some time. Cheers, Richard.