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Mateen Manek Jul 2016
I read poems in the dark,
Managing to make sense of the work.

She brought a lantern
And illuminated the words,
Bringing me
To a new light.
from 'The Traveller: Part I'
Mateen Manek Mar 2016
I have seen you in the rays of the sun
As they shine over us;
Enlightening us,
Providing us warmth
On such a cold, cold surface.
And even as the clouds try to block you out,
You peer through
And you're sight of us is unbreakable
(A comforting fact that cradles us).
If we look hard enough
We could see you.
From 'The Traveller: Part I'
Mateen Manek Feb 2016
In my room, it is dark.
My eyes grow heavy.
And as I stand in weakness,
I hear a bird singing outside my window. There’s something in that
That makes my eyes stronger
And makes me want to keep going.
From 'The Traveller: Part I'
Mateen Manek Feb 2016
Sing me your song
And put me in a trance
Of love and devotion.
Your song blows on the embers
Of my soul and awakens them
From its dormant state.

Sing me your song
So I can fall in love.
Sing me your song
So I may discover my fire.
Sing me your song
And, someday, I will also sing along.
From 'The Traveller: Part I'
Mateen Manek Jun 2015
There is a great big lantern in the sky
That shines through my bedroom window
Onto the darkened floor.

I see life in its reflection, and it terrifies me-
I see a pool of water, and a midnight secret;
I see a hand caress a cheek, and a love
That is only awakened by the midnight moon. 

The water tells me of this tale and i,
I am captivated by this lantern light.‎
And I find its source; it is not the moon;
I had seen a projection from my hearts ruins. ‎
Mateen Manek May 2015
We treasure the sun
The moment we realize
It's about to leave.
Mateen Manek May 2015
The **** on her heart
tore open, and spilled into the sea--
I had seen this and dove in.

Her heart was a fountain, and I looked to it
as a source of purity.
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