About the Poem
It's the first poem I ever wrote and I dedicate it to my ex- girlfriend who brought revolutionary changes in my life. It starts by saying that every single individual has a desire to be loved physically and emotionally, but in some concealed corner of your heart there is some guilt hidden about the desires of that physical involvement. Now the poet says that he too falls in that category and is staggering and lurking and would very soon fall down if somebody (a lover) doesn't help him out. There is a contrast between the beginning and the end. In the beginning the poet is about to fall down but at the end some beautiful woman helps him out and he gratifies his desires and his urges through her and she is the one who in the end directs his stroll and saves him from lurking staggering and falling down. Between the first and the last stanza there is a description about the beauty, desires and the impact she leaves on the poet.
Yes, She Was The One |
| by Osman Sheikh |
| Familiar and guilty of desire We make efforts for love. I too became a prey To the imageries of this unvanishing And sensational blessing. I envied the lovers But loved the feelings like a burning moth Until one day I realized that I am one of these Moths staggering around the burning shadows Of her existence. Yes, she was the one The one with a tender smile Resting so light on lips. The one with deep eyes Drowning me in the seas of passion. The one with desperate cries Begging for some ties of love. The one with imaginations so high Taking me away in the cool blue skies. Yes, she was the one Charmed I was With her dignified expressions Floored I was By her regal presence. Charged I was With her youthful exuberance Drowned I was In her floral fragrance. Yes, she was the one Who gratified my urges Who gratified my soul Who saved my life And directed my stroll. Yes! she was the one... . . . |