The twinkling stars fade

Watching the twinkling stars fade into a new dawn, Through the frosted glass and sigh… Sleeping forms lay breathing soundly still, Green lights flicker in the dark, steadying against will… Bathed in those harsh flourescent hues, Tired eyes scan the horizon, a sea of blue… The sky is aglow with the first signs of light,…

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Silent rain dripping into the bottomless night.

Two figures walk in the dark night. The crunch of gravel defies the heavy stillness in the monsoon air. Crawling creepers outline vacant garages, their open doors resonate the echo of crickets in the lush surroundings.. The walls continue, on and on, the empty pitch black panels make them like gaping toothy smiles on the…

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Baddus

I consider myself to be a first class racist.  Why you would ask?? Well its quite simple i hate baddus…every last straw sucking…camel riding..macbook playing one in the desert or lounging in their so called cities of materialism built on the back breaking toils and blood of the third worlds labor. I think they are…

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The grey lady of bagram

Five years ago in March 2003 a travesty happened right here in Karachi. A mother of three young children whilst on her way to the airport was picked up by Pakistani Intelligence agencies and vanished into the black hole that are US detention centers worldwide. That woman is known as Afia Siddiqui. At the time…

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Jagged blurry lines

A story foretold has come unwrit, Many a woven tale has come undone, Shattered bangles scar wrists in star shaped crimson bloom, Reminiscent of the night, when two hearts become one… Unravelled seams leave heartache abound, Sob rise, and choke – there is no sound. Hot molten tears prickle behind eyes burning bright, The reel…

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Hoping against hope

By Z.S In life, there aren’t any guarantees. One lives on hope ,hoping against hope at times. Surprises are all the more sweet especially when, if you were hoping against hope that something would happen, and suddenly, it does… Its sort of a war going on between the heart and the mind. You think -she’ll…

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Here comes the Rain

After days of hot, dusty, steamy weather the heavens finally opened up last evening and Karachities got one hell of a downpour. It was around 7:30pm when the skies went totally dark and then it started, lashing wind and rain coming down by the bucketful. As always the rain was welcomed by throngs of kids…

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