03 March 2015

I HEAR THE PAIN

I HEAR THE PAIN
© Farouk Asvat

I hear the pain
Inside my stomach

It is a crying pain
A pulling pain
An a'che-ing pain
Since the time of long ago

I hear him
Pulling on my vein
I hear him
Knocking on my brain
I hear him
Coming on the next train

I see him
Lightning flashes in the rain
Fire burning on the plain
Water running down the drain
A slow train running in the brain

It is about a long time
He stays with me
This pain

She is always there
Sleeping with me
Caressing me
Embracing me
Cuddling me to death

Whenever I wake up
He is always there
My reliable
Trustworthy
Faithful
Dependable
Pain

Like friendly fire on the plain
An express train running in the brain
A burning bullet through the brain

© farouk asvat

composed: 14.01.1991 [johannesburg, south africa under #apartheid ]
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[§] Books by Farouk Asvat:

● Sadness In The House Of Love (novel)
● The Gathering Of The Storm (novel)
● I Dream In Long Sentences (poetry)
● The Wind Still Sings Sad Songs (poetry)
● A Celebration Of Flames (poetry)
● The Time Of Our Lives (poetry)
● This Masquerade (short stories)
● Bra Frooks … (poetry)*
● The Paanies Are Coming (short stories)*
● In The House Of Love (novel)*
● Weapons Of Words (literary criticism)

● all my paperback & kindle editions
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[] acknowledgements:
I Hear The Pain was previously published in:
The Wind Still Sings Sad Songs (piquant publications, p53, 2006);
The Wind Still Sings Sad Songs (kindle, 2014);
The Wind Still Sings Sad Songs (amazon paperback, p52, 2014).
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