Damazine - Together - Shakeel Abedi

Together...
Shakeel Abedi - Malaysia

Glance not
Over your shoulders at
Those fast fading glittering dreams
That slipped by,
Or an event that
Your eye might perceive a stain
But,
When you smell the fresh blood
Being transfused to and fro
And hear the new waves rush in,
You might see
A ruin
Or a shattered crystal glass
Or a dried twig
Or a twisted yellowed leaf.
Then, gather them and
Archaeologically reconstruct
A vase
In which you and I
Together shall arrange
A momentous flower
Of unfaithful love.

Shakeel Abedi lives in Malaysia, where he works on stained glass and writes poetry and fiction. His work appears in local newspapers and magazines. He is currently working on his first novel.