Modern Pakistani English Literature Archives - Laaltain https://laaltain.pk/tag/modern-pakistani-english-literature/ Pakistan's First Bilingual Youth Magazine Tue, 12 Jul 2016 05:23:59 +0000 en hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://laaltain.pk/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Laaltain-Black-1.png Modern Pakistani English Literature Archives - Laaltain https://laaltain.pk/tag/modern-pakistani-english-literature/ 32 32 Escape https://laaltain.pk/escape/ https://laaltain.pk/escape/#respond Tue, 12 Jul 2016 05:23:59 +0000 https://laaltain.pk/?p=16576 Forbidden was the proliferation
Slow and agonizing will be detoxification
Stop beach-combing to find
when it was the last you smiled
Greet the waiting astral diplomats
to accompany you on your voyage

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]]> Sometimes a roaring curse
sometimes a hushed threat
Trapped within you
were many doubts and hurts
Do not close your eyes like a frightened bird
Look at the scars
dark indigo
in colour
Do not shut your ears
to the cacophony of voices
all yammering together
Do not roam at the fringes
of high altitude day dreaming
On your descend you will meet
The huge reservoirs
of salt to acid
which after continuously flowing from eyes
have burned
even the last grains
of hope
Forbidden was the proliferation
Slow and agonizing will be detoxification
Stop beach-combing to find
when it was the last you smiled
Greet the waiting astral diplomats
to accompany you on your voyage.

Original Image: Walking the Fish by Christian Schloevery

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]]> https://laaltain.pk/escape/feed/ 0 “The Second Unreal” https://laaltain.pk/the-second-unreal/ https://laaltain.pk/the-second-unreal/#respond Wed, 23 Mar 2016 05:07:16 +0000 https://laaltain.pk/?p=15832 What is hidden under the deep waters of the lake
from which our newly bathed souls will emerge
singing a duet
hitherto forbidden
by the gods

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]]> Night is a tree
whose shadow is prevalent over the whole city.
Why is it so alluring
This track…leading to the valley of golden sun
where the snails of our innocent dreams sleep under the stones
and will awaken at the first slighest touch.
Which is the day that has the garden of light in it
where our laughter is hung like kachnaar buds
violet and white in colour.
What is hidden under the deep waters of the lake
from which our newly bathed souls will emerge
singing a duet
hitherto forbidden
by the gods.

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