You are the softness of my life br my only refuge from hurt an strife br br Alone my soul aches, cold as ice br you by my side its warm an nice br br as if the sun’s no more warm br the sky is cast and out to harm br br the way ahead an alien stretch br finding my feet an uphill fret br br all over the worlds riches abound br I'm lost when you're not around br br on impulse I reach to hold you close br you are my fix my healing dose br br With you gone I am bleak an queer br with you around, as blithe as a deer br br alone I cower an skulk in shadows br with you by me to dance in meadows br br your smile itself is home and hearth br that gives me life and its worth br br you outa sight I can scarcely breathe br my thoughts then shift to floral wreaths br br (Islamabad) br (April 08,2009)br br saadat tahirbr br