Refuge In Dreams by Sana Tamreen Mohammed

Between now and nowhere,

I float.

 

If only I knew to swim

I could face the raging waters,

reach out to the shore.

 

If I drown,

could you snatch pearls

from my clenched fist?

 

Something stings

in my eyes. How can

I open my palms?

 

 

The land beyond

fades into oblivion,

so do the dreams.

So do the dreams.

 

Sana Tamreen Mohammed, M.A., B.Ed resides in Kolkata, India. She worked as a journalist in a renowned news channel and independent documentary filmmaking. She was featured in a radio show and won The First Monsoon Haiku Competition, Kolkata. She is published internationally in various languages. Presently, she works as a teacher when not working on her manuscript.