HELEN

A new play by Wings Theatre, designed, written and directed by Kismat Bano.

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I AM HELEN! 

(Written by Tinat Atifa Masood while watching the play HELEN at Rabindra Bhawan on 21st of September, 2014)


I am blind,
Blind to so many things
I can't see
I don't want to see!

But I want to see,
Please help me see
Why do I feel so blind?
I want to see the world,
I want love,
I want freedom from pain
I want to see the chains tying me
I want to open the knots around my eyes
I want to see
My eyes are brimming with the blood of my ancestors
But I couldn't see them
When they impaled me to the cross,
I bled but I couldn't see
I was blind then and I am blind now.

My love kissed me
But I couldn't see his brown eyes
I touched his tears but couldn't see the warmth of his heart and the sadness within.

I want to see
When he took me on a journey. I felt
Only his hands embracing me
He told me he would show me the way
I was scared at first.
I held his hands
But I couldn't see the tears in his eyes! I wondered why?

He took me to the hills to dance with the rain on my face
I could see the prayers in his temple
And the coloured ribbons he wove into my braid.
I could touch the waves and see the breeze of his Autumn love
The frenzy of his love
Made me see the horizon.
Like a sonnet in spring, he taught me words
Of love
To see the perfection of eternity.

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Helen, left me speechless! With acting par excellence, I can only say Guwahati needs more such out of the box plays, which leaves us wanting for more!