My Cavalier

And then came the caballero
With straightened head and raised brow
His raptness had made him insular
Oblivious of his own allure

When I looked at him with all my love
In those arcane eyes, my soul dove
If I were a warrior, he would’ve taken me on board
He would’ve loved me, if I were his sword

He went as fast as he had come
Unaware of this waning bum
My arms were empty just like my hands
With nothing but remains of storming-sands

I went to my place with my love-unrequited
My heart as frenzied as sun fully heated
My burning soul and cooling moon-light
Dwelt in the grounds and chilling height

At dawn I slept fast asleep
But was shortly awaked by a beep
There he was with all his dignity
With tender gestures of love, not of pity

He took my hands in his
O is this that they call a bliss?
He told me about his secret love
As gentle as a springing dove

His love is superior to my imagination
But yeah it’s true that it gave me recognition
Now I can touch that face with no fear
He is my man, my cavalier

--Written By: Ammara Khan

Heavens

Come and see what is there in my heart
O prince of heavenly demeanor don’t look down upon me
I am not your slave but bound to your love deep within my soul
O don’t smile so sarcastically at my naïve love
What you perceive as mere show is what cast me my existence

My beloved, it’s not your face that I am in love with
It’s the essence of your pearly soul that haunts me
You belong to the heavens of the God
And I, a lonely pilgrimage looking at the veil of the earth
Why don’t you come with me to find what’s hidden?

Come and let’s make a carven of us and be together
Don’t look at the horizon dear, turn towards me
Look into my soul, the echo of which is there in my eyes
People call me as pagan, the follower of Satan
Tell me is this a fiendish fire or emotions of crimson

We, the pieces of a riddle scattered over the face of earth
Look at the heavens above and say to each other
Words that no other mortal can hear; and smile
This is not our love that makes us happy
This is the feeling of belonging to the heavens in our heart


-- By Ammara Khan