Give me Away

Give me Away

When I'm gone,

all that will remain

is my memory;

so, if you need to cry,

do cry for the child

on the street

who has no food

nor shelter.

When you think of me,

embrace the needy

and tell them

what you would tell me.

It's better I leave you

with something

you can give to others

in the same way

you have given me

when I was around.

The best you can do

to make me proud,

is to seek out the oppressed

and set them free.

People die,

love lives on.

So, when that's all

thats left of me,

please give me away

abundantly.

Colombo, Sun Sep 29, 2019

Burning Brown

She moans,

as flames ravage her back

skinning it off the surface.

Skies flare,

and smoke engulfs the air

choking like phosphorus.

The Trees,

are green no more

all burned up into cinders.

The Sun,

she struggles in vain

to fight the icy winters.

The Rain,

stays away from the plain

the crops are torn asunder.

Mankind,

whither dost thou complain

you’ve crashed it all like thunder.

Fazli – Aug 2019