Beneath the starry Night

When I’m sad, I think of you

When I’m alone without you

I wish to lie down beneath the starry night with you

When I read about love

When I create a new poem

When the air of melancholy surrounds me, I think of you

I know you are far beyond my reach

Yet, I can see you

I can see your smile, reaches my heart

I can hear your sound of silence, that provokes my thoughts

And quietly

I can feel the sense of love

as it contemplates the image of happiness in my mind

Shahla Latifi

July 30th, 2018