Fathima Shaw

The Beautiful Truth

 So Painful yet so peaceful

So, grim yet so beautiful

Dangerous but so inviting

Countless ways to invite us

Sometimes slow, sometimes quick

 

Used to resent it but now I crave it

Every day, the desire soars more and more

Denied its invitation once

But now slowly changing my mind

With every passing second

 

Pondered, I did

Whether the world would perceive that

I accepted his invitation

Would they look for me

As I danced in his arms

 

They say his twin is a beautiful lie

And that he is the ugly truth

But I differ

From what I have seen

Life is an ugly lie

And Death is the beautiful truth