Exceeding the limits of human spirit <br />The pain unending <br />Arising out of the human disorder <br />A whole section of humanity <br />Busy inflicting pain <br />Human helplessness of utmost measure <br />The old lying on ground for a breath of air or a dropp of water <br />A battlefield in the high noon when the sun is two spears up <br />The wounded being recollected and thrown into a ditch <br />Makeshift arrangements of tearing apart a limb <br />An x-ray machine under a tent in a room made of tin <br />No electricity <br /> <br />The doctor’s visit is a wish that remains unfulfilled <br />On the day <br />The attendants slept on the road <br />Respectable men and women <br />Children and the new born <br />From far off area <br />Traveling on foot or on animal back <br />Escaping a warlord or the lord of the state <br />Pockets deep you require <br />Is written on the face of the doctor <br />His nurse or the druggist <br />Hell you want to see <br />Here is one <br /> <br />In the wee hours <br />When darkness prevails <br />And the angel of death is visible <br />Mercy like a sip of water in that heat <br />Is on the lips of every one <br />The remedy for the pain is going beyond pain <br />Beyond pain when all the senses are lost <br />When human spirit has given hope <br />When mercy is helpless <br />When prayers and soothsaying have no effect <br />Like a hand held fan made of straw <br />A fresh breeze of air <br />On the face of the departing one <br />When every body is the victim of the disease <br /> <br />Where shall then I turn <br />In some hope <br />And in some mansion <br />Under the sky <br />Who is celebrating the spoils of the war <br />Who counts the heads <br />And who counts the left over <br />Who decides the fate of the people <br /> <br />I need some fresh air <br />O heart dear <br />Bear the ignominy of being a human <br />After long night of anguish and pain <br />Beyond pain is my remedy <br />When I shall cease to feel any pain<br /><br />Sadiqullah Khan<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/beyond-pain/
