today i cried for the 22 loved ones lost in manchester
today i cried for gul rukh tahir
today i cried for the 70,000 loved ones lost in pakistan
today i cried for my helplessness
today i cried for having lost faith in a fate fated
today i cried as i sat looking at the blank tv screen for i did not have the strength to reach for the remote and see manchester
today i cried as i saw my reflection in the tv screen juxtaposed with scenes from 10/05-09 till today
today i cried at not feeling sad, angry, mad, crazed, but at just sitting numb – living the moments with the loved ones left to mourn the 22 of manchester
today i cried at the agony of those waiting for news of their loved ones in hospital.
and today i cried for i do not know what.
tahir wadood malik
23/24.05.17 midnight till 01.00 hours
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