Recurring Lesson

A recurring lesson in life..
Forgiveness doesn't mean forgetting.
Remembering, though bittersweet in 
retrospect..
Is a means of self-preservation..
A prerequisiste to growth.

The catch?

Not allowing the past to rob your peace 
in the present.
Don't let it steal this moment..
Don't let it haunt a brighter future.

-A

Teardrops pour

I do not want to forget..
Nor can I turn a blind eye.
I move through my days, counting my
blessings...
Yet within' me, teardrops pour silently.

How can one be human..
How can one remain sentient..
Without a h eart that burns for humanity?

I praise Allah for the bittersweetness in
my soul..
A weight, a mercy, a flame that never
fades..

-A

Raising our littles

We try to pass onto them the lessons learned from our own youth. The lessons derived from both the good and the bad. Carrying fourth the blessings of love if you were fortunate to behold it.. And the lessons of pain and hardships outside your child self.. Lessons that take a lifetime to learn. Realizations that you come to make as an adult looking back on that child you once were.

Looking at your littles and as you soothe, comfort and motivate them.. Peering into their eyes and also nurturing the child you once were.

I thank Allah for everything that has led me to where I am standing. Here within my soul that nobody may know! God knows best, Allahu Alim. The greatest comfort.

-A

Naomi

Oh Naomi
I hope you see it all so perfectly now..
Sweet, sweet Naomi
The good and the bad...
Like a twisted knot of manzanita red
I know you're in a place where there's
Total clarity..
No more blurred lines..
No ins or outs..
Nothing to dwell on..
No shadows of the past to cripple
Your sparkle.
Only the Truth by your side..
Inside and out
Just eternal Light..
Sweet Naomi
Here on this earthly plane,
We're left to play.

-A

This Is Our Time

This is our time
It's always been now or never.
We've traveled far on that lonesome road...
A million heartbreaks leading me to you.

It was always you...
My soulful friend.
I could never let you slip away...
As real as a thought, as close as my heartbeat
We shared a vision...
I made a decision.
The moment will always be now.
Heaven nestled within' my arms...

All in this world will meet it's end.
But not you and me.

-A

A silent Truth

I know the silent truth..

Of holding onto a lonely grace

In the face of anger.

 

I know the quiet surrender

To tranquil silence..

Where silence becomes my voice.

 

Soulful solitude..

An inward embrace

The only comfort..

That of the Ever Watchful.

 

Allahu Alim..

A God, All-Knowing.

 

-A

No Words

No words can capture
The void you leave behind.
Every smile, every laugh, every embrace..
The warmth of your face..
Glowing.

The thought of you gone
Chills me to the bone.
Yet I will wait, patiently...
As I have dreamed of you for years before.

I crossed land and ocean..
Chasing a love deeper than the depths,
Higher than ever flown,
Beyond this earthly mass..

I love you now and always..
From Dunya to Jannah.
By your side for always and eternal....

-A