Is it really how they say?
To live your life
with emptiness so deep,
it kills you within.
Is it really how it sounds?
To shout and wail
with a voice so desperate,
it tears you apart.
Is it really how it tastes?
To swallow the truth
with flavors so bitter,
it poisons you within.
Is it really how it feels?
To touch your inner self
with hands so impure,
it darkens you forever.
Is it really how they say?
To live your life
with thoughts so shallow,
it kills you within.
Habiba Tahir 