A Refugee in Paris
What do I know of this city
A migrant, a refugee
Carrying a storehouse of fears
Its splendor faded
In the falling light
Its step sprouting
Tense, sinister shadows
Shrouded in suspicions
What do I know of this city
A stranger skirting light and shadows
Seeking a place to bury
Restless thoughts
by Anjum Altaf
from Transgressions— Poems inspired by Faiz Ahmed Faiz
LG Publishers, 2019