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By
Hareem Fatima
My Dance Partners: Poetry and Melancholy
Come now, Melancholy
A seductive young man dressed in black
Hold my hand and grab me gently by the waist
And allow me to fall in a mystical trance
Let us dance in the ballroom
Full of gawking young men and women
Their gaze tearing at us like spears
And why should they not envy our love, dear?
We have been bonded since we were young
Bonded by hearts, bonded by tongue
The melody of approving birds sung
Yet all changed when Poesy intervened…
A gentle young man, dressed in blue
He wanted to come in between me and you
He boldly spoke of your arrogance
He warned me about your self centeredness
Oh fair melancholy,
Why were Poesy’s words so true?
You had me trapped and fooled
Over my senses and my youth you unjustly ruled
Now that I am a good age of 21
I claim that my real life has begun
Poesy being my one true love
Has saved me from you O’ melancholy
A monster sent from above
I still remember how we danced
How I thought that I had no one else
How unruly of you to make me think that
You never thought about how I felt.
Dancing to gentle music
You used to woo me with clever words
You were all I have and all I would need
Again, I complain that to my heart you gave no heed
So Poesy came and did the noble deed
Took out his sword and decapitated you so gracefully
There I stared at you lying in a pool, ruby red
Ironically I smiled and rejoiced that you were now dead
Good days were now ahead
For Poesy saved my life
A handsome fellow dressed in blue
Yes, it is Poetry it is you….
All those gawking men and women
Are at peace at how we did unite
Radiant aura of mighty strength now fills the ballroom
As we both have transformed into a mystical healing light
Our dance heals each other
And heals all the rest in the ballroom
We are now smiling, and engulfed
by oh so powerful ecstasy
Fated by the stars as bride and groom
My dance partners, these two nobleman
One of darkness and one of light
I thank you for making me what I am today
Hareem Fatima
Hareem Fatima; Pakistani-American Poet of age 21, who draws abstract images of emotions and hence portrays what one feels and that cannot be shown.
This poem is one of her latest works. To follow her poetry, like her facebook page by clicking here! https://www.facebook.com/floweroflight88/
Applause.