So here I plant my Flag

Set up a new Homeland

Sow the seeds of Love

And fix my Will for Hope

Here.. Just here

A Future of my choice would commence

Here I live the Now, and cling to it …

As I hope for Tomorrow

 

A clip of Faith

A flock of Passion

Attached to a life where Justice and Free Will

Would freely rule

Life once incubated by borders of a dream

Ending at the launch of a so called “reality

Here I would instill purity

And rinse out whatever stains of fear

 

Impurities of Hatred would exit no more

Candor is the canon, forever to rule…

I would build my future on the ruins of my past

And Cheer

 

Mark the Start Point

Here…

And the heart of my New Being would Rejoice

And feel triumphant I would

I’d think of no Pain

And surely anticipate it not

I’d give in to the Now

And invite my choices to combat

 

Feel Confusion?

I Shall not

For I shall be…

Watching my choices competing

I Shall set my vision sharp

Feeling through and more very sensing

And there I would move profusely…

from Choices to Decision

 

And yet again, I would rejoice

Decisive I dare to be

Unwavering …

like I’ve always been

 

And how would the new Homeland Look like?

As graceful as a Queen

As innocent as a Child

And as Unique as nothing else would be

 

It would speak my language

And Rule by the law of my guts

Selfish? No..

Transparent I’d say

 

My New Homeland…

Would you shield me when I need

Would you heal me when I ail?

Would you feel me when I relate to you?

 

Would you let a faithful me live carefree?

Would you contain me?

Tender as I wish would you be

Always be Home to me?

By: Maha Youssuf

maha@muslimtribune.org