Lost without you

 



Once beauty I did desire,

Once success, I did desire,

Once wealth I did desire,

Once fame I did desire,

I got them all,

But soon lost them all as well.

Now I don’t know what I require?

Now I don’t know what I desire?


I did take shelter under hatred’s name,

Revenge became my life’s reason, my life’s aim.

But finally my rage and anger were tamed,

When along the way you came…


You reminded me why we all were human,

You made me see love,

You made me see happiness,

You made me see peace.

You showed me how to cherish the simple joys of life,

You showed me how to ignore the stormy days of life.

You taught me the meaning of friendship,

You shared with me the memorable moments of love

You guided me with the power of faith


And thus, I started climbing the ladder of what life was meant to be.

I gained spirit; from my turmoil and dark ages, I did become free.

But alas! When I reached out for your hand to take you along with me…

I realized, you had surpassed me a lot in our journey.


I stood there alone,

I stood there confused.

I had no words to say.

But gradually I saw what I had to do, my only path, my only way.


In those moments, that you were by my side,

Wonder I always did,

What could I do for you?

What could I give you?

How could I be worthy enough for you?

How could I give you my heart and not be a burden too?


Yet now, my path lay clearly before me,

So lost I was in the realms of your heart, that until now I did not see,

That the only thing I could do,

Is to give your life back to you,

Is to fade into the shadows behind you,

Is to take off the burden I might have put on you.


Widen shall the distance and spaces between us,

That fade I shall even from your memories,

But one thing shall always remain the same way,

In my heart you will forever stay.


Finally as I had moved closer to the peak of my destination,

I have shockingly fallen back to the base of my origin,

I can’t see where I have to go,

I don’t know why or for whom or what I have to live.

I can’t see light anywhere,

I can only feel darkness everywhere.


There is only one wish left that I desire.

There is only one need left that I require.

I wish you are blessed with all the joys and happiness I could never give,

I pray you see the bright moments of life I could never live.

Before I could complete the journey, I find that I am  “lost”  somewhere but nowhere too.

Yet I am happy that at least I meant someone for you.


YASIR SULAIMAN


 


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