Say Something ( چیزی بگو )

Inspired by Shamloo’s poetry

Before I drown
in a sea of tears
say something
something to shatter this frozen silence
when from the edge of the window
you sense the cold shadow of loneliness
in the empty frame of the room

Say something
in hues of the vibrant alleyways of memories
as even the weary solitude of thought
falls silent
and slips into sleep
or something of the turbulent glance of a passerby
who, in the grey crowd of the streets
fades away each dawn

Say something
of the golden vessel
that soars over the boundless peaks of dreams
turning in a sky where the colors of all dreams
fall like rain upon the sea
where with the waves of your arms
the lethargy of the body
finds its rest

Before I drown
in a sea of tears
in the shape
of the bold explorers of the world’s mysteries
from the allure of a secret you hold within
say something

Arsalan – Tehran
2nd November, 2023