You and I

You and I
Born on the same earth
In different times
Yet we met
For a while

You and I
Living lonely lives
In distant lands
Yet we were friends
For a while

You and I
Secrets within stories
Spoke diverse tongues
Yet we understood
For a while

You and I
Connected in a dream
Woke to separate realities
Yet we loved
For a while

You and I
Descendants of a prior dimension
Two souls thrown apart
Destiny we defied
For a while

You and I
Followed different faiths
Recognized they were One
Why then can we not be together
For a while
Forever?

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Evidence of the Unknown and Others …

Evidence of the unknown
Is greater than that of the known
If only you would stop your search
In the temple mosque or church

When my mirror becomes languid and reflects nothing, I polish the mirror of my mind and make up my own image

the little boy and girl~admire the candy-coated round house~
as she cackles to herself~lights up the stove

When thunder is heard
Before lightning appears
Surrender
The wind has overruled nature

Some relationships don’t have any name ….

Men of religion often deny that God also exists within the scrupulous system of science

All his life they condemned him
He was the unknown, misunderstood
Then she befriended, recognized him
His will to fight was renewed

If the water is still enough, the moon is reflected even off the cesspool

The scent of treachery overpowers all other senses – a woman always knows

..and the day came
when a hunger so wild
touched the nation
…they arose
from their slumber
united in revolution
….
or they just ate each other
(thanks to @just_sham_it for providing the last line – a twist to my poem)

whispered stories distort with each link
yet culture survived without a drop of ink

sweet raindrops in the ocean~
eventually blend into the salt of enthusiasm~
an inconsequential drop~
creates the mighty wave

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Vermillion on her Forehead and Others …

Her betrayal no longer hidden
He watched her lying still

The blood blended perfectly
With the vermillion on her forehead

So you recognized me at last?
Call me whatever your heart desires
99 and more names are mine
But I am only one

I locked you in
My prison without bars
You escaped
Why am I surprised?

Round the bonfire the children sat
Grandfathers on stools
Folk-tales kept alive

Roasting goat instead of marshmallows

... a hero is he who can face his woman when she has been scorned …

A rainbow in the night
colorless yet full of light
for those who see with their hearts
true beauty never really departs

Whispers underground
Death resides without a sound
In their graves they turn
As the land they fought for, we burn

~~I am not who I am, But I can be who I want to be…~~

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Fear not, my child

Unsteady weak knobbly knees
Blurry world through long eyelashes
Drooling mouth taste of milk
Nose twitching what a trick
Gentle push it resists
Stand up baby, mama persists
Falling the only way to learn
Long strides none can outrun
Fear not the mighty lion
For it will keep on trying
Smell enemies in time
Live well into your prime
With baby shoots you are content
Soon by tall acacias you will stand
Let go your mama, it’s enough
The only way I can show love
Remember always
Your elevated status
Today a mere calf
Yet still a proud giraffe

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Even the White Fades Away and Others…

Even the white fades away
From your white lies
Black truths
Are all that remain

Works of beauty you may find ~ were once incoherent imageries of the mind 

Walking barefoot in the forest
Dry leaves murmur in protest
Comforted by
Soft chinking of the anklets

~Those of querulous minds have neither the vision to change, nor the patience to accept~

they shared an affinity~for corruptibility
acting with impunity~Fathers of the city

…and when you got the last call
to re-write your story
why were you afraid?
could have gone down in a blaze of glory

How you siege light
shatter darkness
Have you never before
experienced the stealth of a sunrise?

watching the green darkness~through a distorted lens~
heart dreary and heavy~i am alone with my envy 

As the spindrift sprays with the sun rays~I remember the taste of your tears~
once upon a time… 

When the love fades
After forever ends
Will we then spend
Timeless moments as friends?

On this scorching day I oeillade
The frosted glass of lemonade
I flick my tongue so parched
Turns out, it was just a mirage

~and He responded to their defiant arrogance, the tremor of separation, but in their different worlds, they persist~

the penguins retire
around the arctic fire
that warmed the midnight sun
watching the snow slowly burn

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A Paradox I Am and Others …

A paradox I am, I belong nowhere, yet everywhere recognizes me

She asks for her veil, if only to be able to mourn freely ….

a touch of crimson~buttery cinnamon bun
hot frothed creamy~mug of latte coffee
snacking on a sunday~while time melts away 

Before I met you I held my head high in dignity
Now I crawl towards you, humiliated by your pity 
Were you compelled to love me? 
Is that why you deliberately hurt me? 
As the incense stick burns in your memory 
I am still alive and finally free

it was the wrong place, wrong time~
see how the stars align~
the fakir has spoken~
the laws cannot be broken~
offer now your gold token

I may look like a leaf floating on the stream, but look closer I have direction
The waters keep me company and guide me
By the innocence of my smile, I will get there
Notice the thunder of the waterfall while I pass beneath your gaze
Walk through my rainbow, and wish me well
Ever elusive, I will remain yours eternally

~When stillness caused a stir through the audible silence of anguish~

As the leaf turns green with envy~
admiring the frosted beauty of the bloom~
the white rose smiles sadly~
knows she will be plucked soon

will you annihilate the salt from my tears~so that i shed only sweet drops in your name?

the force of wind~
overpowers the law of gravity~
and so the kite glides~
to the little boy’s delight

 I live with~a multitude of people~variety of languages~concoction of cultures~jumbled geography~the same earth~as you

the burden of the taker
heavy bags of soul
he releases them in the air
some reborn
others are liberated

When I speak to Him~they call it prayer~preach dos and don’ts~they tell me to walk the right path~why does it feel like neverwhere? 

So the man who smiled
when everyone else lost their heads
was a man who didn’t understand the situation
… or …
perhaps he did 

***

It has been one year since I started writing actively and regularly…
…in gratitude…

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Kun Fayakun

You asked me what I am
I am the scent that lingers
while you can not ever see me
never touch me
nor hear me
No source, no forever
I just am
Stop questioning
do not wonder any more
Just accept and enjoy me
the way I am
A mere moment
it was commanded “Be”
and I am

Kun Fayakun is an Arabic term meaning Be and it is - (Allah,) The Originator of the heavens and the earth. When He decrees a matter, He only says to it, “Be,” and it is.

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A falcon’s flight

A falcon flies with full freedom
Yet precise in its path
Breaking boundaries, beyond stars surpassing space
To the lightest atmosphere, where nothing can exist
Your inhibitions are in vain
No one to mock you, nor any to inspire
Except yourself…
Elevate your deepest desires to determine your destiny

With speed equal to none
The falcon dives towards the horizon
Awakens the morning sun
And…
Your fate is rewritten

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Return to Oblivion

I feel the pull, resistance is futile
My reprieve temporary, I lived in denial
Sucked towards that hole
With dizzying speed I fall

There where air fears to enter
And breath refuses to stir
Darkness not an absence of light
But a thick fog suffocating my sight
Voices do not go beyond my head
Yet there was a time I wasn’t scared

Laughter subsides
Tears recalled into my eyes
I dread that call echoing from each wall
Now as cold as death
Like a nervous bride hesitant in each stride
Eager to please her fate
I slowly walk round the pyre
Shimmering and decked in my final attire
A farewell smile for the one
And I return to my oblivion

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I found it not in the east …

I found it not in the east, nor towards the west
North and south, I came without
Losing hope
Retreating inward
There it was
In all its splendour
And …
I finally face my qibla

(Qibla is the direction one faces while praying)

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