Hajj

Moving around

merged within a sea

of humanity

I strove earnestly

with many a seeking

wanting souls, demanding-

a greater share

of wholesome Divinity.

I ache too

to dissolve - submit

my cells, in their

bare molecular form

to be part, adorn

mosaic that purposeful nature forms -

my tangible self

does yearn its place

in vastness thats Yours.

Lips converse each day

with Thee, and

many a prayers whisper'd

some said aloud

others beseech in murmurs

I listen with silent lips -

in awe

as arid flesh does struggle

to articulate only utterance

of my soul.

Hear me Lord here,

where You've

called for me

listen to me above thunderous rolls

frightening rise and fall of sea

within its waves

is a tiny form

the particle that carries

name of me

has presented to Yea

with its discrete call

and a plea.

Rabb,

I've said it before

I say again with glee-

here I am

ready to heed

be available

to soak and drench

in sweat and rain

I'll happily toil

in submission, I've turned

to thee - so reject me not

as its your turn now

to accept Me.

Lost Soul

I wanna know

who I am

where I belong.

Starting from East

from a land

of diversity,

where black and brown

held cheerful stance

to dance gleefully

in paucity;

in prime

I walked

thru' sun and sand

across span of seven seas

to western land

where I merged

with ease

to abide

amidst human hues

of white, yellow

dark, stark and sallow

but I had

lost me.

In seeking answer

to know myself

will it be then

of any help

to start to question

probe some further -

What is the colour

of a human soul?

Happiness

I was happy

when you tiptoed

ever so silently behind

to hold hands

and walk beside

oblivious to the storm

raging within

you dissloved

to blend with me

as one.

Happiness,

I know you now -

where art thou?