quaint

"mein ne rkhay thay kahin dil mein chupa kar kuch log
ab mujhe yad nhi kon kidhar rakha tha"

Faisal Ajmi

june 24th

I have carved your name in ebonywood,
Solid black with spidery rifts.
Stick figures dancing across the length and breadth;
Essence
Of scented sandalwood.
You will run your fingers across these scars
Until
The numbness gets imprinted.