Komiljon Salibekov is a poet and short story writer born in 1958 in the Turkestan province of Kazakhstan. He is the author of poetry collections such as ‘Maftuna’s Adventures’, ‘Sudden Thoughts’, and ‘Night Cranes’. His poems and short stories have been widely published in various newspapers and magazines.
Denying the Denial
Photo is a frozen moment.
Thought is something
that cannot be seen in the picture,
It looks like a sea without a ship.
No, it’s wrong!
The moment does not freeze,
It does not sell transience
as a picture,
(I could stop thinking, since it is like being a slave)
Vain! Everything is in vain!
My nature is an enigma,
What do I have in the moment?
Here is the night—
It’s not the moment, it’s time,
Imagination is not the sea,
It’s a torch!
Puzzle is a color.
… Thought also appears in the picture,
Watch out!
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Plea for Justice
I know you’re out there, somewhere in sight!
What would it cost to show your light?
Appear now and then, don’t be so shy,
You’re not God, you don’t have to hide.
Justice! Are you there? Isn’t it true?
You must be real, I’m calling on you!
