Punish me for I've written the significance of the dream <br />in my own blood written a book ridden with an obsession <br />Punish me for I have spent my life sanctifying the dream of the future <br />spent it enduring the tribulations of the night <br />Punish me for I have imparted knowledge and the skills of the sword to the murderer and demonstrated the power of the pen to the mind <br />Punish me for I have been the challenger of the crucifix of hatred <br />I'm the glow of torches which burn against the wind <br />Punish me for I have freed womanhood from the insanity of the deluded night <br />Punish me for if I live you might lose face <br />Punish for if my sons raise their hands you will meet your end <br />If only one sword unsheaths itself to speak you will meet your end <br />Punish me for I love the new life with every breath <br />Ishall live my life and shall doubly live beyond my life <br />Punish me for then the sentence of your punishment will end. <br /> <br />[Translated from urdu to english by Rukhsana Ahmed]<br /><br />Kishwar Naheed<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/talking-to-myself-8/
