How long has it been

How long has it been since I’ve seen your face

Or heard your voice

I’ve never held your hand or touched your lips

You’re words on a screen

That inspire and encourage

That linger in my heart

We’ve passed so much time together

Sharing, laughing, learning, aiding

I long to see your words

Yet I long more to see your face

And hear your voice

To hold your hand and touch your lips

What a great day it will be

When those things come to pass

When I feel your heartbeat

When I look in your eyes

Is it a day in the future

Or a day in my mind

Will it happen by sheer will

Or do we need to work hard

Toward the goal of being one

To share the life I’ve wanted

Seems simply a dream

Do you see in your mind

Is it reality for you

Or simply a dream as well

What a great day it will be

When those things come to pass

When I feel your heartbeat

When in look in your eyes

I want to grow old

With the person I love

Who’ll love me the most

Of anyone before

All I want is real love

To carry me through life

To end on a note

That shows how I thrived

Do you want my love

Shall we share it us two

Are we made for each other

Or ships to pass through

What a great day it will be

When those things come to pass

When I feel your heartbeat

When I look in your eyes

How is it your words

Are so strong for my heart

How helpless I feel

By how far we’re apart

The years have been many

Though they seem really short

Considering all we have been through

Each life separate with cost

If my will were enough

If your desire so strong

Would we be together

To overcome the strife

One day we shall see

One day we shall meet

Face to face hand in hand

More than words on the screen

What a great day that will be

When those things come to pass

When I feel your heartbeat

When I look in your eyes

When I taste your lips

When I touch your face

When we blend into one

When we look to our fate

When we live to old age

And we love our way through

All the trials and struggles

And find we are true

What a great day that will be

When those things come to pass

When I feel your heartbeat

When I look in your eyes

Risk

Hurt, taken for granted
Afraid to open up
Time and time again
Maybe it's time to give up

Clouds and rain
No sunshine, just pain
Is there anyone true
Anyone honest and sane

So glad for a friend
willing to take time
to search and to search
for the answer to the rhyme

Finally, beyond space and time
Finally, al7mdulillah the answer to the rhyme
Finally, your voice rings loud and clear
Finally, your face is the one I hold dear

Your words touch my heart
I believe you ring true
Every chat, every message
They're special, from you

No more hurt, no more pain
No time to give up
Just break down the walls
That's the charge, open up

Take a risk, take the chance
There's only one life
Don't waste this precious gift
See the end of your strife

Wallahi dear girl
He is true to his word
He'll express himself clearly
You're frail, like a bird

He says he'll take care
He says he'll provide
He says he'll love you
Just be by his side

One more thing to be sure
With your heart in his hand
Rise above, have no fear
He shall take a stand

Someone

Can someone protect me from that which will harm me?

Can someone guide me when my vision is blurred?
Can someone shield me from attacks of my mind when lies flood the banks?
Can someone care for me when I am weak and insecure?
Can someone make me soar like an eagle flying free above vast canyons?
Can someone provide shelter and comfort and peace in my heart?
Can someone listen to my cries, my fears, my joys, my victories and make the rest of the world disappear?
Can someone see through the many facets of my life, find all the best qualities and make them shine like a field of diamonds?
Can someone become a knight in shining armor to rescue the fairest princess?
I believe someone can
I believe someone is . . . YOU

In the end

I cried again today

Don’t know if you care

Don’t know if it matters

Remembered the hurt

Remembered the surprise

Your words hit my heart like a knife

I remembered how we laughed

How we joked

We had so much fun

I missed you when you were gone

Away to see family

So far so long

But then you returned

And it was like you’d never gone

I cried again today

Don’t know if you care

Don’t know if it matters

Remembered the hurt

Remembered the surprise

Your words hit my heart like a knife

Friends share their lives

Their good their bad

Friends stay together

And give shelter in storms

Friends love each other

No matter what

Friends don’t give up

But fight til the end

I cried again today

Don’t know if you care

Don’t know if it matters

Remembered the hurt

Remembered the surprise

Your words hit my heart life a knife

Where to go from here

We have to decide

Push on til the end

Or let it ride

Forget all the laughter

Replace it with tears

Move on to a new place

New friends new fears

New chances new tears

One mistake … it’s all over

One wrong move … sucks to be you

One choice … make it a good one

One chance … make it right

I cried again today

Don’t know if you care

Don’t know if it matters

Remembered the hurt

Remembered the surprise

Your words hit my heart like a knife

Are you really my friend

Are you there in the end

Are you guiding or criticizing

Are you helping or manipulating

Are you using abusing confusing

Self-centered egoistic eccentric

Are you really my friend

Are you there in the end

My sweet friend

Kind and gentle

Caring tender

Imperfect and fair

I cried again today

Don’t know if you care

Don’t know if it matters

Remembered the hurt

Remembered the surprise

Your words hit my heart like a knife

Are you there in the end

My Gift

a grain of sand becomes a precious pearl

a tiny seed becomes a fragile flower

a small acorn becomes a mighty oak

where would we be without these gifts?

what joy they bring our hearts!

a strand of pearls….each one unique

a bouquet of flowers….each one so fragrant

a bountiful forest….peaceful and alive

each gift wonderful and dear

giving life to every step, every breath

but none of these is more invigorating

none more full of life

than the gift of friendship

the meaning has no sufficient description

words are not enough

no way to explain

no words can describe

unable to express

the feeling of such a friendship

more like blood than comrades

a gift from Allah to be cherished for life

so grateful for you, my friend

just because you’re you 

War Torn

war torn and full of pain

he takes away our men

our brothers our husbands our sons

he lives in luxury and has no remorse

wives sisters mothers cry out

nothing can stop the pain

his people torture and kill

lest they too are tortured and killed

some manage escape

only to spend each day in fear

some fight and fight hoping to taste freedom

some won’t get the chance

afraid to leave the house

afraid to go to work or school

afraid to use the phone

enraged by the fear

enraged by the desperation

enraged enough to care no more

emboldened to take the risks

emboldened to make some noise

emboldened to fight to die to live free

war torn and full of pain

soon walahi soon ….. Libya Will Be Free

Make a Difference

From a simple comment or a kind word…

…a friendship blossoms

From one thought shared……an idea grows

From across the sea…..a bond is made

Dots are connected, line are drawn
dreams are shared, hope is born

Hope in humanity, hope against strife
a seed is planted to begin a new life

Time has a way of slipping by
not paying attention, not caring why

But hope in the world, hope for all time
began anew when someone said hi

The future is bright, spirits are high
strength is renewed, there’s no doubt why

A simple act, a natural response
began a transformation deep in the heart

The heart knows the way, the heart is wise
it knows where true friendship lies

It resides in the heart, bonded and free
free to live, full of possibilities

Fortune and fame, not from money or power
but from the blessing of friendship at any hour

Through the miles, through the years
through the laughter and the tears

There is no one greater or more precious to the heart
than the one who inspires a brand new start