b-ism-i-LLAH-ir-RAHMAN-ir-RAHEEM

deserts, castles, oceans passing
writing in the taxi
breathing air for the first time
staring at a sign
hiding in a mosque for hours
running from a song
wanting to forget my past
lying one last time
time & time & time again
brother in Firdaus
rewrites, sojourns, stars & laughs
taking bucket showers
sunrise, twilight, long adhaans
studying alone
stages, rewrites, harlem graphs
crying in the row
fancies, words, dust & flowers
names i don't know
reasons, proof, lack thereof
calendars & moons
laaaa ilaaha ill-ALLAAH

choosing fire over water
rivers flowing under gardens
fast lanes that lead to dead ends
sifting thru the ways to die
pardon me, i forget your name
far from me to forget your pain
saw you alone in the crowd, i
see the mirror thru the fog
day is dying, look for shelter
i can't help you or my self, but
i've an answer, there's no question:
laaaa ilaaha ill-ALLAAH