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| In the Silence of My Existence (Poem) |
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| Mystic |
| 10/06/01 at 07:53:10 |
| In the Silence of My Existence: I held on to my withering Leaves Afraid to bare my branches Seasons came and Seasons left And I was still searching For the courage to face Your purifying winters... I held on to my withering Branches Hoping my roots would Keep me upright Forgetting the ground Was nothing More than mud and soil No more than Dirty clay I held on against Your winds I held on tight Afraid courage Might just be on the Way. I guzzled all the oasis And emerged thirstier Than ever before I chased all the mirages Trudging sand dunes Only to be met With quicker Sands I struggled against the Howling of the Winds Begging to deliver Me to your Shores I struggled thirstier Than ever before Until I jadedly realized There were no horizons In the deserts of my Soul. I looked for you in reflections Of myself Mesmerized by smoky mirrors I searched for my essence Clinging to fragments Of your forgotten whole I searched for me Forgetting how intricately I am Woven Into Your very Soul I searched for substance In shadows I searched for meaning In illusions I searched clinging To fractions That had me dazzled In confusion I searched with forgotten Meaning Until meaning became No more. I reached a cross road But many Had I reached before Always beginning with A Reaffirmed Conviction It is You I am to Simply adore Instead of firming My desire to Soar, Instead of learning the Art of applying All that I certainly Know, I ended up drifting Into some aimless detour Against all my resistance Your winds of Mercy Have flung me Back to your surging Shores Against all my jarring contradictions I have been gathered My essence dying and sore I am standing bare My withered leaves No more, I am standing thirsty, Mirages dissipated in Your awe, I am standing tattered, My self I can not fragment Anymore… Stirringly I hear your gentlest Of whispers “Hush child, speak no more”. -Maliha. |
| NS |
| Re: In the Silence of My Existence (Poem) |
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| BroHanif |
| 10/06/01 at 10:27:12 |
| Wow !. Did you write this ? How long did it take ? Man your a walking takling poem. :) more more... |
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| flyboy_nz |
| 10/06/01 at 18:10:04 |
| Salaam, MashaAllah! thank you sister for sharing that with us, I really enjoy reading your poems. ;-D Perhaps we should compile a jannah.org poetry book and include poems from the members of the community? wasalaam, Ahmed |
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| solehah |
| 10/07/01 at 11:30:09 |
| Salaam *hangs up her poetry pen* Sister, that is a singularly wonderful piece of poetry. ALhandulillah, you have been blessed with a tremendous talent from ALlah. Please contribute more. Wassalam. |
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