Before I met you
Everything was so unnatural.
And, “Two Two’s” were just Four!
…
I met you
‘Two Two’s ‘ had become Two Lakhs.
I could understand the logic behind Maths.
And my feet floated in the seventh Heaven
Even Darkness had appeared in its splendid Spectral hues.
The Rosebud-Heart blossomed.
And the fatigued life
Comforted under the shades of eyelids
And the yearning Jasmine-looks
Wafted their incense all around.
…
I could get you.
Again, like the ox of an oil ghanni
‘Two Two’s are Four’ started ringing in my mind.
My feet were firm on the ground;
The sky was beyond my reach.
While blood streams through my veins
It fails to swell in my eyes as tears
Nor burns sweating through my pores.
.
Abd Wahed.
Telugu Poet
From “Dhuli Chettu” Anthology

Photo Courtesy: Abd Wahed
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