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In a show or bravado

I’ve set up a man of worth

A facade for fools

A ploy to abstain from dirt

But it feels so strange when it’s dark

Were we so frantic from the start

Like a drifter from the night

Indulged in hazy dreams

You will see me somewhere

I know where you’ve been

Because I’ve not been anywhere

Maybe I ponder too much

But it’s sheltered in my head

a haven can hold so much

But on days it’s hard to hold your tongue

When ink spills afar

Some days when my vision is too blurry

When I’ve been defiant for hours

Such endearing nightmares

To my pride so shrewd

To my masochist despair

Littered in anonymous crowds

You will see me somewhere

Imagine unfamiliar towns

I’ve been everywhere

The writer is based in Lahore. He is a lawyer by day and an aspiring poet by night.

Published in Daily Times, November 5^th 2017.