For they see and read not,
For they read and know not,
For they know and act not,

For they act and be false,
For they are false and be deceitful,
For they are deceitful and be ungrateful,

For the time is near at hand now,
For the hand of life grows old,
For the old do hold the hand of death,

For it was long ago said,
For it was said and also written,
For it was written and now it shalt be so...



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I trace the shape
of a raven's heart

I itch to kiss
my wounded heart

I taste blood red rain
on my tongue's heart

I see a desert eagle
tear open a mother's heart

I bid farewell
to you my broken heart



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There is a crack
in her soul,
She tries to plug up the crack
as her life shyly creeps out,
Her love abandoned her,
He coldly watches her and smiles
when her heart begins to slow,
Her warmth throbs
and her passion ebbs,
Darkness embraces her
and she tastes the fruits of peace.



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Freedom is premium priced,
At the casino of the world nations throw the dice,
The tables are rigged by the fat rats and mice,
Girls in curvaceous miniskirts on poles entice,
***** laced drinks and cancer sticks merrily fleece,
Fizzy burgers are served filled with crucified cheese,
Layers of salt and blood and veins congealing with grease
Are the fillings inside the consumed meat,
Come to the sale of the century and let your life be diseased,
Take whatever you want and still you will never be pleased,
Remember, one day all will be held to account, so all evil immediately cease,
Do not make the mistake to ******* the legend of glorious Hercules
Or pollute and sell the message of almighty God so cheaply.



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Woman,* *thy name is Strength,

Man, thy name is Fear,

Child, thy name is Future,

Evil, thy name is Hate,

Love, thy name is Pain,

Traitor, thy name is Reward,

Mankind, thy name once was Brotherhood,

War, thy name is Death,

Peace, thy name is Dead,

Freedom, thy name is Enslaved,

Sleep, thy name is *****,

Hope, thy name is Glory,

Anger, thy name is Weak,

Charity, thy name is Welcome,

Ignorance, thy name is Stupid,

Religion, they name is Universal,

Reason, thy name is Doubt,

Science, thy name is Question,

Answer, thy name is Revelation,

Beauty, thy name is Hollow,

Lust, thy name is Sin,

Trust, thy name is Faith,

Envy, thy name is Poverty,

Joy, thy name is Rapture,

Creed, thy name is Seed,

Truth, thy name is Hijacked,

Intolerance, thy name is Hell,

Life, thy name is Delight,

Greed, thy name is Abundant,

Colour, thy name is Art,

Famine, thy name is Grave,

Destiny, thy name is Dream,

Age, thy name is Grace,

Youth, thy name is Polluted,

Earth, thy name is Birth,

God, Thy name is Eternal.



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My red haired lady was reading a book
when my eyes with love did upon her look,
She was lyrically wrapped in her world
as I walked to the counter for my tongue to unfurl,
She politely asked what it was that I wanted at the cinema to watch
but my words spilled and on the counter left an inky blotch,
I finally asked her what it was that she was reading
and she smiled shyly and said "Richard Wagner is what I'm studying",
She was intrigued one such as I knew so well Parsifal
and so there it was our first meeting so quaint and graceful,
I to the cinema would then often trek
just so that I could with her gently chat,
This was the beginning of our trust and friendship
but something happened and she is now in silence gripped.



©Rangzeb Hussain