I Want To Be Strangers With You

It's not like I knew you so much

that forgetting became the only option.

It's neither that I knew so little,

that neglecting was natural.

Flowers - beautiful or dull,

they ought to fall.

Dreams - real or fake,

they ought to wake up.

It's not hate, it's not anger.

It doesn't need to be.

Isn't being strange, a way of existing?

The reason is done, co existing.

I don't know enough of calculations,

You do the math of our compassion.

We tried being friends, we tried being lovers,

then just a little acquaintance.

Being strange is everlasting relation.

I not being enemies, I'm not a foe,

just being mathematical, we've been enough practical and emotional.

Leaving no trail of me, no clue,

I want to be strangers with you.

Reviews

[Fernando Pessoa]

It's very musical how your words flow. There's a rhythm that dances even on dark paths of letting go; wanting somehow to erase the grief of knowing and unknowing. You're exceptional.

Jalal ud-Din Rumi: "Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it."

[Mehak Mushtaq]

Ah! Thank you for your thoughtful review Paul. :)

[Akshat♥]

I really liked the way you have presented it..
just amazing...loved it!!
Full of feelings..whole poem depicts the love and care,..
and being a stranger..still means a lot..
Nicely written piece..keep writing!!

[Mehak Mushtaq]

:) Thank you Akshat.

[Akshat♥]

you are welcome dear..try to read my poems if u get time :)

[Mehak Mushtaq]

Sure. :)

[Akshat♥]

(^_^)

[Zahra]

beautiful work, very well written.

[Mehak Mushtaq]

Thank you.

[KeeD]

this for me is one of your best pieces, not only does it hold so much meaning and value... its modern and it relates. really good write...You'll go far in life and all I can say is where ever you land up, don't ever stop writing.

[Mehak Mushtaq]

Thank you so much Kee. :) I'll never stop writing.

[SoulCrusader (Yas)]

Awesome poem, intircate thoughts of relationship...
greatly expressed...

well done :)

[Mehak Mushtaq]

Thank you. :)

[uzair zahid]

Awesome... Next time i should not review your poem i have no words to say you write so beautifull and topics which are easily compared to ones own self it seems ur writes are peoples heart given words...

[Mehak Mushtaq]

:) I'm glad you could connect it. Thank you.

[Guilt]

The originality (from what I've read in my short life) alone is noteworthy. You skill compliments your unique perception. Always a thoughtful read.

- Guilt

[Mehak Mushtaq]

Thank you. :)

[Leslie Philibert]

First of all, love the artwork, your ID picture from Rene Magritte, one of my favourites.
And enjoy the poem too, the way it works with negative phrases then resolves this in the last lines, so well done.

[Mehak Mushtaq]

Thanks :)

[Sami Khalil]

"It's not hate, it's not anger.
It doesn't need to be.
Isn't being strange, a way of existing?
I don't know enough of calculations,
You do the math of our compassion."
My favorite lines in this well penned poem...:)

[Mehak Mushtaq]

Thank you :)

[Sami Khalil]

You are welcome...:)

[Jack...]

Very cool, I really like the thought that went into this poem. I just love the line, "I want to be strangers with you". It is the sort of phrase that can mean many things, good or bad, happy or sad and it is fitting for this wonderful work.

[Mehak Mushtaq]

Thanks :)