Touchable Tibetan Sky
written by: Farzaneh Haratyan
My first moments in Tibet,
In the enigmatic altitude of Earth,
Everest in Himalaya
Where the sky bends,
To kiss the Earth on her face.
Where dialogues of silence,
Indulge those who witness.
I can touch and caress the sky.
Tears refuse to cease rolling.
For every cell of the soul,
There is a tall drop of tears.
In line, in a rush to be released,
They have been stored for centuries.
When I am with thee, the almighty,
The sky is within reach.
This Iranian Muslim woman is speechless and lost.
I can’t find myself,
I don’t remember my name.
There is no sign of me.
I am missed in a wonderment,
And I harbor no desire to return, to be saved.
To be discovered and reclaimed.
Farzaneh Haratyan is currently an Associate Professor at the Vellore Institute of Technology in India. Before taking up this role, she taught as an associate professor for four years in China. She earned her first PhD in English Literature from the University Malaya in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and received her second MA in General Psychology from the Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University in Tehran, Iran. Her interest lies in the way psychological theories can be applied in the analyses of literary works or the way literature can be employed in therapies like poetry therapy. She pursues her interests in the practices of positive psychology, REBT, emotion regulation (ER), and poetry therapy.
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