When I see, but I watch nothing,When I hear, but I listen to no one,And when I walk and find empty roads,Having all, yet it’s no fun. — Syeda Rabia Tahir, When The Silence Broke - Modern Poetry Book Copy Share WhatsApp
by Syeda Rabia Tahir
Poetry · 64 pages
“Much like love:Evolve or perish.Become fuel—History for children,Poems in letters,Melodies in songs.”
“That is the momentRealization stutters and loses its charm.What’s left is but a smokescreen,Diffusion, illusion, and dreams.”
“Keep it out—Keep the emotions at bay,Or be turned into the humanYou once were.You see no bother, no pain.”
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…
“"Is it anguish that makes me ache for myself," or the reflection of my flaws revealed in others?”
“‘Yet the love I found for the heavens lives on, the candle, refusing to melt.”
“Love burns red, igniting passion and desire, yet leaves chains “of my own creation” binding me to its truth.”
“" The weight of life’s choices echoes—"is it life that made these decisions, or was it me who welcomed them?”
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