A Thunderous Ode

​By Ahmed Latif

A fluttering smoke dances coquettishly.
Motes, in absence of light, float foolishly.
The smell of dawn thickens the darkness.
Timorous thoughts tantalize the tigress.
Epics and laments enliven the tale.

​Hammering waves of heartfelt woe.
Vindication of the blind witness from long ago.
Horatius steadfast yet kneeling upon the bridge.
A prisoner ordained by knowledge of the fringe.
While memories trapped in amber weep and wail.

Potent light permeates towards the inundated truth.
A screaming shroud of sorrow, which none can soothe.
The mute storyteller and the deaf pupil;
A blooming battle bleeding ink, blue and brutal.
Divergent dreams abandon anchor and separately sail.