When Joy Meets Sorrow

When Joy Meets Sorrow 

Caught between dreams and doubt

Life pulls me in two directions

A veil of joy and sorrow blurs the path

I am not the hero of this story

Just a wanderer seeking purpose

In the quiet storm of existence.

The world feels too sharp, too cold

As if painted in black and white

Should I celebrate the light I find

or mourn the darkness that remains?

Each moment whispers both hope and hurt

And I cannot unravel their voices.

Even in fleeting moments of joy

The ache remains, steady and strong

It’s a pulse I cannot ignore—

A reminder that pain lives within

Beating softly beneath every smile.

_ Mohammed Arshad Amin