Naseer Ahmed Nasir - A Proscribed Poster

Dreams
Insecticides sprayed
On stinking water in our streets.
Eyes of coming generations
Empty tins in our kitchens
Of dough, ghee and kerosene.
Dancer
Starvation dancing
In our courtyards.
Thirst
Our historical legacy.
Words
Prisoners of curricula
For you who read scripts.
We all
Prisoners of unseen dreams
For you who look for interpretations.

(1977, Translated by Dr. Satyapal Anand)

Naseer Ahmed Nasir

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