Poem
Tarannum Riyaz
Limits of Patience
Do not drive mebeyond my patience
have you not seen the signs?
For quite some time now
I have been sitting
on a heap of gunpowder
with a fire raging inside me
which I have kept under control with much effort
as I do not wish you to get burnt
Stop now
and be careful
lest the world that you and I have built
explode and go up in flame!
© Translation: 2003, Jaipal Nangia
From: Indian Literature (Vol XLVII No.3)
Publisher: Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi, 2003
From: Indian Literature (Vol XLVII No.3)
Publisher: Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi, 2003
LIMITS OF PATIENCE
© 2005, Tarannum Riyaz
From: Purani Kitabon ki Khushboo
Publisher: Modern Publishing House, New Delhi
From: Purani Kitabon ki Khushboo
Publisher: Modern Publishing House, New Delhi
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Limits of Patience
Do not drive mebeyond my patience
have you not seen the signs?
For quite some time now
I have been sitting
on a heap of gunpowder
with a fire raging inside me
which I have kept under control with much effort
as I do not wish you to get burnt
Stop now
and be careful
lest the world that you and I have built
explode and go up in flame!
© 2003, Jaipal Nangia
From: Indian Literature (Vol XLVII No.3)
Publisher: 2003, Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi
From: Indian Literature (Vol XLVII No.3)
Publisher: 2003, Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi
Limits of Patience
Do not drive mebeyond my patience
have you not seen the signs?
For quite some time now
I have been sitting
on a heap of gunpowder
with a fire raging inside me
which I have kept under control with much effort
as I do not wish you to get burnt
Stop now
and be careful
lest the world that you and I have built
explode and go up in flame!
© 2003, Jaipal Nangia
From: Indian Literature (Vol XLVII No.3)
Publisher: 2003, Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi
From: Indian Literature (Vol XLVII No.3)
Publisher: 2003, Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi
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