I Am Not So Naive

As if I was raw meat on the platter
You pounce on me like a bird of prey,
I am not so naive
To call this love.
 
Your attraction to me
Is that of cat to meat,
I am not so naive
To call this love.

  As if my body was a toy
For you to play with or break,
I am not so nave
To call this love.

I am a doll in your show-case
For you to praise,
I am not so naive
To call this love.

Rituals were madams who turned me into a dancing girl
Forced to perform at the den
           of this or that person’s desires,
I am not so naive
To call this love.

Iike Sassi crossing the mountains
I know what is love.
Like Sohni crossing the river
I know what are relationships.
Like Momal waiting all her life
I know what is union.
Like Noori involved in “niaz”
I know what is existence.
Like Leela, throwing the pearl in the fire
I know what I want.
Like Marvi, refusing to accept Umar’s orders,
 am not weak, this much I know.
Knowing myself, I am telling you the truth,
I know what is love.
Come down from the throne of your ego
Come let us walk hand in hand
On the path of  life.