Two Micropoems by Nasir Aijaz

In Search of Existence

When we met after quite a time
She asked: Where were you, I haven’t seen you for a long time
‘Am I not with you?’
‘Nowhere do I live, if you do not feel me living in your heart’, I said
And, since then I am in search of my ‘self’
The search of my existence continues.
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Fear of Losing You

One day there was talk of death.
She immediately stopped and said ‘Don't talk like that’.
‘Are you scared of death?’ I asked.
Everyone has to demise
Death is inevitable
It’s reality of life
And I do not fear of dying.
‘I am not afraid of death either, I am afraid only of losing you, she said.
Nothing but losing you…!
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- Nasir Aijaz
Pakistan

Nasir Aijaz, based in Karachi city of Sindh province of Pakistan, is a senior gold medalist journalist, researcher, poet, translator and author having published ten books and one thousand articles on literature, languages, culture, history, travelogue and other subjects. He also worked as a TV Anchor for over a decade and conducted some 400 programs. One of his books ‘Hur – The Freedom Fighter’, a research work on war against the British colonial forces, also won a prize. His articles have been published in India, Malaysia, South Korea, Egypt and Nigeria. Many of his articles were translated in Arabic, Korean and Chinese language. His poetry has been published in over a dozen countries including India, along with translations. Recently he was declared one of the Top Twenty Journalists by a Manila-based organization.