Familiar face

One april early morning
on the twenty first day
at the window pane of my mind
etched against its opaque surface
an outline of a familiar face
I can make out the faint smile
sweet and sharp
stabbing at my forgetting heart
those eyes
brotherly
begging me to remember
for the past becomes present
the pain of loss painted
on a canvass of longing
for a return that will never happen
yet ..
in that dream-like moment
a gentle gust of happiness
soothe the agony of passing
and that face
now melting away
into the shadow of memories
with it the smile
and a soft whisper
see you again brother

Monday April 21 2014

In Remembrance of my Late Brother Saiful Nizam Usulludin