asma bahrainwala - Life: A Temptation

Death—
The ultimate end of life.

I know
This is no revelation.

It’s common knowledge
We are born to die.

Yet so tempting
Are all the pains and pleasures
Of this journey called life,

That even when we reach
Our destination
We refuse to alight.

Like we clutch at
A shattered plank of hope
To keep afloat
While drowning in
An ocean of despair

We want to hold on to life.

So soothing and tempting
Is this symphony called life
—A motley medley—

That even when we know
This record will be shelved
In the archive of existence
—In a vault called grave—

We want it to keep playing
Rewinding…Replaying.

asma bahrainwala

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