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Author: Khurram S. Sheikh
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LEFT WITH ONLY SUNSETS
Another sun has burned away in front of my helpless eyes
Another day has gone by, when I was unable to see the same sun rise
The sun's bleeding beauty has been lost in the nights' darkness
No rising sun will release me from this blackness
My eyes could not hold your gaze as you walked away from me into the darkness
How quickly the lightning in your smile flickered way in the darkness
I wanted to hold out my hand to you, as you passed by me so silently
But alas, the night passed by so quickly; you walked by so swiftly
My last glimpse of your beauty was of your tear filled eyes
I held back my tears, but could not stifle the hearts cries
The setting sun left so many different shades to fight the dark night
They tried to maintain their brilliance in the waning light
But none fought as defiantly as the scarlet red
That scarlet red
-the last remaining beauty of the sun as it slumbers into the night
But like all beauties, it captivates its admirer even while disappearing out of his sight
Even beauty must give way to darkness
Leaving only memories of once was before the blackness
Leaving only hope of what may be again
Even though the hope remains in vain
I saw the same scarlet in the steps you took away from me
I first saw it on the lips that denied your smile from me
I last saw it in your tear filled eyes, as you walked into the darkness
Leaving me standing alone in my own darkness
Leaving my heart without hope of seeing you again
Leaving my heart alone in its' pain
The setting sun left only a few faint beams of the moon to provide a guiding light
Some brave souls held out their own burning torches to find their way through the night
But no moon will ever be able to guide me back to you
You may return, but you shall never see the burning torch my heart holds for you
The night's darkness will always lose against the rising sun's light
The sun's fire will always radiate the torches used to fight the night
But no suns' light can lead me to you
You cannot find me in the darkness, when you cannot see the unlit torch I hold out to you
I find myself alone in the darkness
The setting sun has left me alone in the darkness
Every night I return to see the same sun set again
Every night I try to hold on to it's disappearing beauty in vain
Every night I am haunted by the memories of the beauty that walked away from me
Every night I curse myself for not asking her to stay with me
Now, I am alone in the darkness
There is nothing but empty silence and darkness
I have been burnt by the torch I could not hold out to you
My eyes have been blinded by the eclipse that followed you
The only light that remains for me is the brief flicker of the setting sun
I am left with only the hopeless dream of our becoming one
----------------- Khurram S. Sheikh November 1998
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