[English Ghazal] As we parted

Your discomfort, I can feel, she said
The wounds would soon heal, she said

Behind this mask, lives a human
You forgot that in your zeal, she said

Now, it’s too late for you to react
Don’t dare to lift this veil, she said

Feed my lavish desires, you have to
Beg, borrow or steal, she said

Probably we both deserve better
Divorce is a fair deal, she said

“Mahfuuz”, you are uncouth to the core
I realize as your layers I peel, she said