Remnants

Pieces of the works, of the mind 

The scattered... Shattered bits

That remain when it all...

Tears apart... And tears fall down

Remains of the moments 

Captured.. to be relived,

Revealed once again as memories 

Awaken.. Remnants of...

What was once deep within.

Remnants of...

Love, so pure and blissful 

Distance, a bitter taste of cruel

Laughter, memories echo of happy

Words, the knives of misunderstanding 

When the heart begs to gather 

The scattered and shattered pieces

It's left to the minds...

And those Remnants that were so

Carelessly thrown through the journey 

What will memories let go of 

And what was thrown too deep.

For life will forever be made up 

Of remnants...

Some we will let go of 

Others are there for keeps.

@S.IrfanAleem 7.31.16

Storms of Life

It finally came 

The choice was made 

The anger found strength 

To turn into rage 

And the waves began to build 

Hitting the shore again and again 

Until one day it seemed there was 

Nothing, just nothing left.

The storms of life had played thier role 

Had thier way and taken a toll

Pieces of what was 

were now 

Scattered to be claimed 

Sometimes in hurt, sometimes anger 

Sometimes with tears

... of remembering.

Walking away from the scene of 

Destruction 

Lingering memories start fading 

Buried beneath 

the rage of the storm 

Beneath The bitterness of the aftermath 

....until one day...

Its just a place of the past.

Life moves on, in just enough ways 

To comfort the mind...

Distractions from pain

Until one day a visit back 

Reveals it's just not there 

No hope to rebuild  

Not even a reflection 

to Hold for a moment 

to reminisce 

Then reality Strikes the soul deeply 

It was just a storm...

Many had come before,

It could have been rebuilt...

Stronger more pure.

Yet pieces have been taken 

Lives removed 

There's nothing left to reconnect to 

And the heart is...

Once again broken.

...

washed away 

By life's storms.

@S.IrfanAleem 7.23.2016