No, I do not, cannot
      hope to bear,
  I would not summon
      my soul once again,
To be serious in love,
     and care and dare
  To wear its colors
     and expect to
       remain sane;
For my heart, any
     heart! can be
      'moved' only once!
Thus no more, my
     dear, I do not care
        to go that way,
  To suffer woes in
     needless hope
       without excuse,
For how should I hope
    every night and day
  To "own" another
     whom I met by
        mere chance?
So you may thus
     remain  'in -love' or
       'indifferent,' as
          you please!
                      
                 -by
        Hakim­ Kassim.
   (d. January 30, 2024)