The temples and mosques are burning
Where are the worshippers?
Jai Shree Ram
Allah Hu Akbar
When they leave in search of a heaven
That can be found in blood stains
Where are the Gods?
So when the faithful lose their way
When the pure turn away
When the innocent give up
Who will buy into the pundits and Imaams
If the heaven of others is through the death of their brothers?

How was I supposed to not pine for what I once had?
I had someone who lifted me up like a prayer
I had everything that other people dreamt of
How was I supposed to live in the present when the past was so much better?
They told me to move on
Because she had
But they don't know that I had known for a while
The way she sang had changed
She started singing like one would at a funeral
Like she was telling someone else's secrets
I knew she'd get out the front door and disappear
But I won't go to find her
I don't believe in losing ones you love
They're always just there
Not lost
Not needing to be found
People just change
And maybe that was worse than losing her

Hell hath no fury
Like the ruthless waters of motherhood
The wrath of a parent
Stands on knife's edge
She will be brutal with her mercy
And impatient with all lies
But never forget
Without her love and compassion
One could never prosper
Or rise
Seek the bearer of your happiness
Live in the blessings of her shade
A day will come where you wish
Towards her you made haste

Let the graves of the unfaithful be full
Let the Earth be heavy with the deceitful
Why should I relieve this burden?

I want you
And I know for now
You are nothing more than a dream
A spirit
An idea
I gift myself the imagination of our future
You are the letters that become this poem
And I throw all the dictionaries in a fire and name you my language