If – Poem #08 – (2022)

If I had the colors I would paint you If I had the words I would utter you If I had the range I would encompass you If I had the dare I would claim you Claim you as mine for the rest of our lives © Shuhab Abro

An Affirmation to Unlock Love – Poem #6 – (2022)

When I feel weak I choose love When I feel uncertain I choose love When I feel unlovable I choose loveMay these words be heard May these words be heard

Goodbye!

A lot more disturbingThan it ever was before.I knew it was never permanentBased on the way you’d sound.I wish I could sayOr believe that before. You’ve been the best bestfriendAnyone could ask for,Your personalityAnd principles I really adore. I still rememberYour extra-large tees you wore,Which made you look so cute. I’ll never forgetThose beautiful kissesBecause

I was an open book but still you couldn’t read!

Nothing terrifies me more than being so close to someone and then watching them become a stranger again. You couldn’t read my words, you couldn’t really understand my sentences, you couldn’t understand why I paused after a certain sentence or why I ended a sentence with an exclamation mark rather than a full stop. You