I don't begin
I am never done
I don't take a wife
or have children
I am lost in all
I am all in one
when you get close
to knowing me
I change my form
I can only be known
as the unknown
I was never born
I am never gone
all else is illusion
I exist alone.

© Ali Ashraf

I have travelled a thousand miles
covered myself in thousand styles
kissed the sand and touched the wind
loved and been loved akin
embraced the good and yes, I've sinned
lost sometimes and sometimes I win

one thing I've learned from the journeys made
by becoming a jack of all trades
by having scars of journey on my skin
by letting new experiences in
yes, I've learned this thing for sure
nothing is worth living for

© Ali Ashraf

oh! how sweetly you move inside me
it tingles my entire being
I am overcome with ecstasy
and become drunk without drinking
the stars dance along me in trance
oh my sweet love! if I get a chance
I'll forever stay in this state
and become one with you
in eternal romance

© Ali Ashraf

whoever is touched by love
either turns into gold
or turns to dust
in the eyes love
both are same
both are worth it
both are one

© Ali Ashraf

Although I've burned
all of your pictures
but how should I burn
what's imprinted on my heart?
even though it's burning.
Although I've forgotten
what you said
but how could I forget
and peel off my skin?
that has your memory
like blood stains
living all over it
bleeding time by time.
How could I undo
what's already done?
how could I walk
with broken bones?
that call your name
with each crack
and I know that I can't
live with you anymore
but how could I live
with this traitor
that beats inside me
still calls out your name.
how do I live
with myself anymore?
somebody tell me.

© Ali Ashraf

although it's been many days
since you left
but I can still smell
your sweet fragrance
roaming around me
I can still feel
your warm breath
on my skin
I can still feel
your arousing touch
and when I touch
the parts you've touched
I fall in love with myself
for I still have your presence
imprinted all over me

© Ali Ashraf

why do I feel alone amidst the crowd?
when someone is talking to me
I zone out?
sometimes I cry for no reason at all
sometimes I smile after I fall
why is it all?

why do I end up hurting
everyone I love?
why do I spend my mornings
looking at sky up above?
why do I wish to fly
when I can't even crawl?
why is it all?

why do my relationships don't workout?
why do I weep without a sound?
I am not hurt yet I feel hurt
why do I always stress on ifs and buts?
why am I eager to hang up every call?
why is it all?

why was I born different than others?
why do I always hurt my mother?
why I feel so alone?
even when no one's gone
why do I wish I was never born?

© Ali Ashraf