In the ethereal world of promises <br />When God itself has resorted <br />In the fantasy of paradise <br />With houris beautiful <br />And seventy in number <br />Wine pure with divine intoxication <br /> <br />Every day when I wake up <br />And every night when I go to sleep <br />In my fantasy and in my dream <br />And every moment <br />I am misled by new promises <br /> <br />For tomorrow never comes <br />Tomorrow of your promise <br />With each day you steal my breath <br />The illusions of your love <br />That red corner of your scarf <br />That slipped from my face <br />In cold convulsions I am gripped <br /> <br />Like bitten by rabid dog <br />Bring curls of your hair on my eyes <br />Like depth of the oceans and the rabid <br />Die of seeing waters it is said <br />In waiting though I lost my life <br />Never has it been that thou <br />Like the tree in the desert <br />I sighed in relief for the spring <br />In the oasis is just a mirage <br /> <br />Far away from the dreams of your love <br />Nay not the star of your love <br />But dust unto your feet and if you had <br />In perfect illusion I make you bath <br />And let alone you complain of broken promises <br /> <br />A habit to me then how you survive <br />In imaginations are broken promises known <br />Bring to me my life eternal <br />Like Khizr* lead me to the fountain eternal <br />For a kiss on your lips <br /> <br />(Khizr* the invisible sage that leads to the fountain of eternity) <br />12/12/2008<br /><br />Sadiqullah Khan<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/broken-promises-20/
