Dreams <br />Insecticides sprayed <br />On stinking water in our streets. <br />Eyes of coming generations <br />Empty tins in our kitchens <br />Of dough, ghee and kerosene. <br />Dancer <br />Starvation dancing <br />In our courtyards. <br />Thirst <br />Our historical legacy. <br />Words <br />Prisoners of curricula <br />For you who read scripts. <br />We all <br />Prisoners of unseen dreams <br />For you who look for interpretations. <br /> <br />(1977, Translated by Dr. Satyapal Anand)<br /><br />Naseer Ahmed Nasir<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/a-proscribed-poster/
