Moon and Light

Of what is moon. an enigma created in  silver againt dark.
What is this moon, setting the waves higher in the sea
and riveting it to dance over  the clear reflection of waters.
where fairies meet.
But the sun  pleaded aganst the moon.
sun to God:"it steals my light,Sir"
Moon on trial: "but the little light i steal is no crime of mine, but only of  divinty's.
besides i am the one who provides light in the night when  peopl lose their way
besides, God, you  have made me beautiful,so why a soul would not write poetry
on me?, if this is not true, then why won't you object to two loving souls meet in broad daylight?
is this not sin of the sun to expose it while I hide and protect precious lives"
"Fornication, sire, fornication and he is promoting it,
it's a question of my morals and you have none.  give me back my light."
'sir, wiith my light gone, than what happens when in  daylight  reveals your hypocricy of your endorsed morals?
you'll die of heart attack, sire, please have mercy. don't dare "
The honorable Sire, looked confused.  it was the war of thier egos, truth was rarely known,  but deception was easier and would be wise to bring to people all the truth.
God: "Honesty as the monotony of the white  remains distinctive.  lIn dayliht, all colors  get submeged into  one  .  let go of your egos. let it go. let it go---you both can't survive without it."
both: "but we got inspired by your destructive and revengful punishments.  then why are you discouraing us? are we not all gods in our way?"
God got angry, took off his leather boots and gave a good thrashing to both moon and sun, for talking about divinity which  we can't talk about because it is what it is.
so,

Sun failed
moon prevailed
hypocrisy preserved
or
pure honesty made glorious
only in hiding.
Drunkeness is sinful.
because it brings out the true
core of the disguised
piety of a man.



Zeeba hashmi
26th June, 2012
Lahore