My sparrow,
My wing,
My love
You find me hesitant.
You find me shy.
You find me gentle.
But you don’t know about the wind.
It blew through my curtains,
It tore into my ears
It burned my heart.
He’s gone now.
Gone,
Disappeared,
Vanished.
He didn’t ask
He didn’t want
He didn’t care
But I gave,
And I gave,
And I gave.
He left,
but his memory wouldn’t leave.
He left,
but his words wouldn’t leave.
He left,
but his ghost wouldn’t leave.
Until you came along.
Spring in autumn,
Summer in winter.
Joy in my tears,
Hope in my pleas.
Will you leave too?
Once the roses have crumpled,
Once the birds have flown,
Once the leaves have scattered.
Will you leave too?
I’ve loved before but never like this,
As we laugh, we are both children,
As we cry we are both a wreckage,
As we long we are both free souls.
Yet,
I am not yours,
You are not mine,
We are neither’s…
Yet.
Layla Ali Sultan 