Don’t forgive me… with his love I find repentance
Don’t respect me… his love defeats my arrogance
Do not hate me… with his love, there is no patience…
Don’t hate me for loving him
* * *
I dug and I discovered gold… ‘til now I see its shine flicker
By its beauty I was bitten… at its memory I wither
A weight on me, but I don’t care… I just wish it was heavier
And when the world sees me lift it… they’ll see I’m in love with Haider
Do not judge me… by his love I have been bitten
Don’t question me… three letters in my eye written
Don’t pity me… everything else I’ve forgotten…
And I’m still thinking of him
* * *
Don’t mistake envy for pity… don’t look down on me for my crush
With Ali, all the hurt you see… I planted as a garden lush
You’re tortured by words that chain you… I’ve become content with my hush
I walk a dreamer’s paradise… where Ali’s virtues to me rush
Don’t convince me… I’m in love with this confusion
Don’t return me… I love that he’s in my vision
Don’t capture me… I’m lost within my decision…
I love being lost with him
* * *
I stand on the highest mountain… I want every soul as my crowd
I’ve plummeted and my heart… to fall for Ali I’ve allowed
My eye sees him just like the sun… my heart circles him like a cloud
And upon the earth’s highest peak… I raise my head with his love, proud
Don’t challenge me… with Ali’s love, all I’ve toppled
Don’t attack me… I won when his love I wrestled
Don’t offend me… for his love, the moon I grappled…
None come between me and him
* * *
With Ali you taste a sweetness… and its effects are addictive
You let all flutter in the wind… to his name your own soul you’d give
A love so strong that it stings you… on him you’ll be contemplative
With this love I’ve conquered my soul… in the path of Haider I’ll live
Don’t define me… he’s conquered my love and logic
Don’t refine me… I love him, let it be tragic
Don’t confine me… with Ali, I’ll show you magic…
And you’ll be in awe of him
* * *
(Toronto – 27/05/13)