pain

It’s a tumultuous night
Dreams have faded slowly
Tears have been rubbed away
Insecurity is at its vertiginous height
The heart aches unbearably
Despondent desires hold their sway
The air is restless and confused
Thoughts swirl in a dark room
The mind pines for the shards of peace
Which has been shattered and abused
Love has butchered the vulnerable veins of a hapless heart
The spilt blood carries the pathetic pain to every cell
The prostrate body twitches with a start
Helplessness enshrouds the battered soul
Trust and faith have been broken apart.
The lover has played a malicious game
Deceit and betrayal has been his forte
Excuses and defenses have become far too lame.
The despotic lover lives his life
Ruthlessly he had labeled his beloved a compromise.
Paranoia of the tyrant’s infidelity had plagued the beloved’s mind
The belligerent beloved craves, sulks, pines, frets and waits
The sly lover taunts, mocks, tortures and neglects
The beloved‘s fatigued mind flirts with the idea of suicide
Death cajoles loss to take its side
Distrust chokes the beauty of love
The baleful beloved is caged like a dove
Fettered by his own emotion
A victim to his torturous lover
A hostage to his irrevocable need

So, in this unending tumultuous night
The beloved seethes and bleeds
Fresh wounds lacerate the soul to the lover’s delight.

By
Zaid al baset
© 2007 by Zaid