I don’t know what love is
Because, I know you
I don’t know its beginning or end
Because, I know you
I have experienced joy and happiness
Because, I know you
I have experienced heartache and sadness
Because, I know you
I know what it’s like to be alone
Because, I know you
I know what it’s like to have a companion
Because, I know you
I gaze the stars at night
Because, I know you
I travel the Galaxy
Because, I know you
My days turn to nights, and nights to days
Because, I know you
My little circles of life, revolve
Because, I know you
Sometimes, my heart quickens
Because, I know you
Often times, it simply flutters
Because, I know you
I have a longing and sense of belonging
Because, I know you
I am stranded and rather abandoned
Because, I know you
I follow Halos in mist filled nights
Because, I know you
I wander halls and search cloudy rooms
Because, I know you
I roam lofted pathways surrounded by gardens
Because, I know you
I follow footprints on grass sparkling with morning dew
Because, I know you
I see apparitions running among rows of roses
Because, I know you
I chase shadows under gilded canopies and verandas
Because, I know you
I can smell dandelions
Because, I know you
I see a horizon twinkling with fireflies
Because, I know you
I feel locks of velvet upon my face
Because, I know you
I can feel a breath warm on my neck
Because, I know you
I feel my lips often tingling
Because, I know you
I can taste peaches and strawberries
Because, I know you
This unending episode continues
Because, I know you
I wonder if it’s everlasting or forever withering
Because, I know you
I am familiar with your curves and silhouette
But,
I’ve replaced a thousand pictures it seems
To imagine your face
Because, really…
I don’t know you!
For a long while, a lifetime perhaps
I’ve been searching, I think…
Because, I thought…
I knew you
Yet, I am always left wondering
Because really…
Who are you?
-By Tariq MaQbool
