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| Prostration w/o a Floor |
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| jannah |
| 12/19/00 at 22:48:44 |
| Head bowed, the body indifferently facing a distant rock, a symbol of history. The actual movements were designed for a more unaparent force. To stand this way was a task, for sleep was denied as the body lied awake, waiting for the sun to rise and for an escape from invisible chains. After much practice through repetition, the arms rest in perfect precision below the chest. Although foreign words are blurred further by thoughts of no relation the words leave from lips effortlessly; like smoke floating freely from a cigarette, or was that the remnants of a burned tree? Soon the feet begin feeling the stress of standing, and much care is given to the shaking knees. And just as the moment of collapse becomes inevitable, the back bends parallel to the ground. Now stains on clothes take precedent, as does the cramped, but mostly open surroundings. The back becomes straight and the lips emit an articulated cry of two meanings, of fear, of pride; or is that the sound the body makes when it feels pain and whines? Then quickly the knees bend, and in a haste filled with suspense and relief, the body contorts to a state of prostration. Here, dark, and the eyes if open see the floor. I, if closed, is there something else? Things make sense with this dark view, but what will the body make of the world when the head greets the unseen resting on both shoulders? What will the heart beat, when the body rises again to walk away into polluted gardens? |
| NS |
| Re: Prostration w/o a Floor |
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| se7en |
| 12/20/00 at 00:40:11 |
| woah... what is this? who wrote this? |
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| jannah |
| 12/20/00 at 01:47:11 |
| I don't know. someone sent it to me |
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| Saleema |
| 12/20/00 at 14:03:44 |
| Assalam ualykum, WOW. That is *deep*. *This* is my favortie one, the best so far. :) :) Today I will be praying with more zeal than usual. Touching poem. wassalam |
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| Learner |
| 12/31/00 at 18:39:37 |
slm I've read this one before some time ago, forwarded to me via email. And yes, I agree with Saleema - its very deeeep. I think its awesome! :) If I'm not mistaken, I think the author is Ruqaiyyah Rosajio (South Africa). :) wlm |
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