Turn around, keep walking—There’s nothing left to pick,Not even shadowsLeft on the ground. — Syeda Rabia Tahir, When The Silence Broke - Modern Poetry Book Copy Share WhatsApp
by Syeda Rabia Tahir
Poetry · 64 pages
“This peace is what I want,Like flowers resting in light.The breeze flows, the fragrance spreads,Like holding hands in a crowd,I just keep following you.”
“Never again open that door,Build a wall, and keep it shut.Be easy—For you did your part,Even if that volcano erupts.”
“Sitting near you—I sit near, silently.Let me hear your heartbeat,This quiet warmth—No other sound can beat.”
Dr. Syeda Rabia Tahir is a Pakistani national currently living with her husband and kids in Kuala Lumpur. Poetry is a form of catharsis for her. She believes strongly that education is not only see…
“The chaos within our heart; we kept Some of it became poems andfor some, we wept.”
“"Is it anguish that makes me ache for myself," or the reflection of my flaws revealed in others?”
“"My heart speaks one truth while my soul whispers another," a longing to rewrite the past while carrying its shadows forward.”
“Love burns red, igniting passion and desire, yet leaves chains “of my own creation” binding me to its truth.”
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