Write A Poem

Write a poem Without a fight within Words wrung out of your guts Like pearls embedded in the sea Down into the deepest deep Of your soul, feelings seek A language, a pouring out A healing, an exit What better time than this starry night Above, an immense sky Moon, a fierce white Its garish light seeping into the skin Write a poem Out of a suffering we share In the darkness of our souls Lost in the twilight of pain Azure sky turning black Like the shadows of remembrance Nostalgia, an escape Withering into dismay What more you need than this intensity Of longing that pierces into the somber night And holds the dawn at bay. Nosheen Irfan © 2015