I am lonely now

My friend,
I am lonely now
Be sufficient for me
So I may never need.

I am lonely now
Occupy my heart
So it is never vacant.

I am lonely now
Be my friend
So I am never alone.

I am lonely now
I am hurting
Be the solace of my aching heart.

I am lonely now
All have turned away
Turn to me.

I am lonely now
My heart is grieving
Hear me cry.

I am lonely now
Drowning in the tumults of the ocean storm
Salvage me.

I am lonely now
Take over my life
Abide in me.

Eyes

Blind.
Eyes that look
but cannot see.
Blind.
Eyes that mock
Eyes that scorn
Eyes that disdain
Arrogant eyes
Eyes glazed -
outward looking
blinkered, blind eyes.
Eyes that do not see -
falsehood or honesty.
Lying eyes -
that mislead and confuse.
Eyes.

Oh Allah, give me eyes
that can see.

Rejuvenation

I want to declutter my life
clean up and clear out
the spaces
in my heart and mind
of faces and events
of loves and hates
of anger and frustration
of chaos and confusion.
I want to switch off the noise
reverberating inside my head.
Noise - that is drowning
the sound of music
I'm yearning to hear.
Then I shall be in sync -
beating to Your rhythm.

I want my solace from You
My advice from You
My joy from You
And My grief from You (in separation)
I want You to be my aim in life
You - my Journey
You - my Destination.
Only then will my life be worth having lived.

Ambitious??? Daring????
A sinner like me -
Twisted, corrupted,
and distorted ?
Yes. I dare to dream.

I am willing and ready
to be repaired and reconstructed.

Pain??? Suffering????
Yes again. After all, it’s my rejuvenation.

The Betrayal

I stand exposed
- in the public eye -
for everyone to see
and slander.
Betrayed.
I trusted the eyes
that looked at me -
and mistook hate
for anger.
I trusted the hand
that thrust
A knife in my gut -
As I'd trust
my own hand.

Perhaps, blood is not thick enough.

The thinker speaks:Even the bravest of us cannot claim that he fears nothing in this world. However, if we chose to fear The Greatest, then no fear in this world could terrify us.

Full Circle

It is full circle –
The past has come back -
to haunt the present.......
Justice must be done
Accounts must be settled.
Everyone must pay the price –
be it bitter or sweet –
For past deeds.
No act is lost, you see
And now -
It has returned –
to rankle.

If you are wise
You will see:
it is an opportunity
To right the wrongs.
Recognise:
IT’S TIME FOR RESTITUTION.

This is the chance:
You must make up for your sins –
the most abhorrent of all –
sins against mankind –
Sins for which there is no redemption.

It’s time to delve deep
into memories folded and hidden
in the recesses of your mind.
Cut open the wounds in your heart -
that had healed (with time)
Let the blood squeeze out once more
And relive
the pain of the past.
Pluck out archives of words and actions
Lay them all out on the table –
(it’s a sorting game)
And set them right ........
If you dare.

never immunised

Everyone to his own
pain. I to mine.
generations live
and die -
no life is free
of trials. Perpetual.
Yet, we forget
-and hurt anew
at every new test.
I should think
we'd be indifferent
to suffering. Immunised.
But no jab works twice.
Every trouble
- a new strain of virus
needs new strains
of immunisers.
And the suffering
must go on;
living till time lives.