I Am Born

I Am Born

A Poem by ShameemAkhtar

Out of tears I am born
A drop,
drowned amidst others


The ripples carry me through,
carry me across
Drops burbling around


I am born
And I am drowned
And I fuse


I embrace silence
My heart kisses death
And more tears come


I am born
And I die.
Tears of my own making


Maybe
It’s only to die
That I am born


Out of tears

Tears that flow
In my veins.


Blood drops down my cheeks
My eyes wallow in a pool
A pool where I am buried


In tears I am born
With tears
I am born


Only


To depart


.

© 2011 ShameemAkhtar


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i love this writing since i can relate to it i love the depth of this poem !(:

Posted 11 Years Ago


Inking a picture of despair. Very well done.

Posted 12 Years Ago


So imaginative and flowing. Perfect

Posted 12 Years Ago


So very sad. But well done. Keep on penning.

Posted 12 Years Ago


Deep and true. I love the impact of this poem

Posted 13 Years Ago


Nicely done. I like how you used tears as the metaphor of joining life and death giving them a medium in which to pass.

Posted 13 Years Ago


the first stanza made me remember the phoenix which is borne from its ashes!
i like the kind of psychoanalytical aspect of the poem.

your poem is undoubtedly exquisite...but the most intriguing part of it, for me, is the full stop at the end...if i read in between the lines...the full stop alone englobes the whole of the poem! as i said before-e.x.q.u.i.s.i.t.e!

Posted 13 Years Ago


This is so simple, yet it holds so much meaning. I love your diction in this piece, also.

Posted 13 Years Ago


Powerful poem.


Posted 13 Years Ago


This was so nice ...

Posted 13 Years Ago



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Added on August 28, 2011
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ShameemAkhtar

Port Louis, Mauritius



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