Tiger
sleep is the only respite
my longing for You
rises with the sun
gaining strength
on the heat of the day
demanding
its gnawing hunger be fed
a mighty tiger
behind the bars of my ribcage
that needs the open spaces of
Your Presence
to breathe and be free
i am astounded:
how
did it end up here?
did
You make me a promise
at
some beginning
that i
have forgotten
and
only
the
tiger’s insistent hunger remembers?
why
else
would
Your absence
make me suffer like this!
10th june 2010
shahbano aliani
image: with thanks via https://www.worldwildlife.org/species/sumatran-tiger
shahbano aliani
image: with thanks via https://www.worldwildlife.org/species/sumatran-tiger
for a copy of "Set My Heart On Fire" in pakistan nalayn publications
in South Africa intent publishing
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