Moment of Death

A moment of death teaches life

A moment of death, haloed with gold
As if splendour shrouded them
Rained upon them
like beauty.
Bitter deceit
Or was death indeed beautiful?

Reflections on death

My mother’s voice on the phone changed. I knew someone had passed away. She called me to tell me who it was, and the shock hit me with such force… I still cannot believe it.

Murad was younger than me.

Wings

Wings, they say, are not formed by dreams
but a serene reality
In this world they grow,
yet out of this world they are grown

Outpouring of Darkness

Chains fettered around my feet.
Try to rise, but my spine is sinking, curving,
A mountain pushing my head to bow in defeat

And so the dawn came

This is one of my favourite pieces of poetry. Suddenly came to me like inspiration, one night many Ramadan’s ago. Enjoy.

And so the dawn came.

We watched her with awe. Her rays climbing the corners of the sky.
Her splendid orange crushing the darkness.