Darkness freezes the vision
To the limits of my feet
The cold has already numbed them,
I cannot walk. Stoned and stunned.
In darkness.
Love-veil has almost shattered down.
(Sarmad’s voice echoes and echoes
Hitting harder and harder)
Pain is no sight
It is not a feeling either
It is nothing.
So, I am nothing.
My voice is no voice.
Sarmad’s voice is no voice.
But, it hits me in the womb.
I am the mother of no child
Friend of no wife
Lover of no man.
I am no one.
I am keeping my woes to myself,
Your wish not to be involved
Is accepted and respected
But, it, too, has hit me,
Somewhere, where pain is no word,
Love is no life.
Darkness defeats the old companions,
Darkness sweeps the passionate lovers.
Darkness is all.
The vision,
The sight,
The feeling.
Lull my voice to the innocence
Of not knowing.
And, let me sleep
In the arms of darkness
……………..
Sarmad is Salmaan Haider’s three year old son. Salmaan was abducted on 6th January and hasn’t returned yet.