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| How can I undazzle thee? |
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| Maliha |
| 11/28/04 at 15:26:08 |
| [slm] [color=purple] [i] “How do you shoot the devil in the back?” “What if you miss?” To my little sister standing at one of the many crossroads of her life...[/i] How can I undazzle thee? I can’t compete for your attention. I can’t keep fighting illusions, mirages, fleeting shadows. Somehow my aim is always off. I don’t have billions of dollars to redefine “coolness” for you; to dazzle you with picturesque images of pomp and splendor. I have but a prayer rug; a copy of the Quran; a piece of cloth on my head Not much to offer. Even less to keep you mesmerized for hours on end. I see the snide remarks before they even form on your lips And it breaks my heart. How I wish I could erase the glitter in your eyes for a moment For you to truly begin to see. How I pray everyday that you will turn away from the deafening, dumbing, blinding noise you have erected around you. How I yearn to pull you out of the cave full of tantalizing dancing shadows to show you a glimpse of true sunlight In your eyes I know I will never measure up for I haven’t memorized the right tunes Don’t have the proper threads Or stats on who is the hottest guy currently being sold on the block My words are ancient sounding from a far off place Calling you to all that you think is too mundane and Boring Stifling your yawns I see the glossy sheen of apathy color distant strokes In your eyes As you sometimes politely Sometimes rudely Have to give me a moment of your time Because again You have no Choice And each time you get to choose I don’t even dare to look you in your Eyes To make it easier for you I know I am always last in line I feel my way into the soft spots within Your heart Gently massaging them with profound Messages Articulating depths of wonder directly From the Source Hoping that maybe all it takes is a single Sign To shatter your barriers And you will begin to comprehend That the illusion of choice Is humanity’s greatest folly And that time is too short For us to be playing in trifling Puddles of distractions When the deepest oceans of the most Inexplicable mysteries Are calling you To bear witness Time is too short to be Dazzled by the illusions without When the whole universe Is steering you Within Where the source of All That Is beautiful Tranquil And Real Is waiting patiently to be Uncovered I don’t have the power to seep the sweetness Of worship In your heart Or show you beyond any possible doubt That the road you are so dazzled with Is fraught with pot holes of ugliness Slithering hypocrisies, and the most wretched of pain I don’t have the means to penetrate your naïveté Or shelter you indefinitely And perhaps my greatest weakness is that I have failed over and over again To become a working model of all that I Yearn for you to embrace Beyond these disconsolate words And empty tears Lies a bleeding prayer That soon the day will come When we will truly begin As soul sisters often do To share in our journey Homeward. -Your struggling sis in Islam. [/color] |
| 11/28/04 at 15:32:30 |
| Maliha |
| Re: How can I undazzle thee? |
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| AyeshaZ |
| 11/29/04 at 14:18:37 |
| [wlm] subhan'Allah, sounds like my older sister.. not too long ago!! May Allah(swt) give you himah. ameen.... I am going to read this to my older sis :) |
| Re: How can I undazzle thee? |
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| se7en |
| 12/06/04 at 13:47:00 |
| as salaamu alaykum wa rahmatullah, [quote]And that time is too short For us to be playing in trifling Puddles of distractions When the deepest oceans of the most Inexplicable mysteries Are calling you To bear witness [/quote] aahhhhhh, my dear sis maliha.. how do I put this in a sophisticated and eloquent manner... you rock my spiritual world 8) I love you fillah. may Allah increase you in your eloquence. please keep posting. salaamu alaykum, 7 :) |
| 12/06/04 at 13:49:07 |
| se7en |
| Re: How can I undazzle thee? |
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| theOriginal |
| 12/06/04 at 14:16:52 |
| [slm] ah man... this reminds me of my sister too ... and all the times we'd fight because she thought i was being rebellious and stupid (which admittedly, i was). what strikes me now is that she ALWAYS had time for me, and i ALWAYS came first for her. i didn't reciprocate it fully..and now that she's so far away...i miss her SOO SOOOO much, and i can't stand to see her in any pain. i think your sister just needs to time to figure out how to conjoin those pieces of herself, into an identity. some of us have a harder time with it. inshaAllah she'll be fine, especially with such supportive people around her. i realize you weren't asking for my point of view...so i'll stop with the useless advice. thank you for sharing, it was very good. wasalaam.. (humbled by your wisdom, as always) |
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| Musafir |
| 12/08/04 at 10:03:18 |
| [slm] Just :) Smile [wlm] musafir |
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