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Salmabanu Hatim Jan 2019
She told me
I was young, handsome,tall,
well sculpted and brave,
She worshipped  me,
She had blinds over her eyes,
She was not my Aphrodite.
I was not her Adonis,
I fled.
I am lazy,
I am afraid of cockroaches,
I snore a lot,
I love to watch football on T.V,
I sometimes forget to leave the toilet sit up,
In short, I  have flaws,
I am human, not a God.
Salmabanu Hatim Aug 2019
born not unto her
grew up into mummy's heart
bond greater than blood.
14/8/2019
Salmabanu Hatim Mar 2019
At a Candy Shop
****
Needed a smart salesperson,
Good pay,
From:9:00am to2:00pm
            3:00pm to6:00 pm
Should be DIABETIC.
Salmabanu Hatim Jan 2019
If you can't beat them,
join them.
Salmabanu Hatim Jun 2022
Don't belittle anyone,
Even a small pebble on the roadside has a reason for its existence.
11/6/2022
Salmabanu Hatim Sep 2019
Be respectful and use soft words to your mothers who taught you to speak.
17/9/2019
Salmabanu Hatim May 2020
Be generous but not extravagant,
Be thrifty but not miserly.
3/5/2020
Salmabanu Hatim Nov 2019
I woke up early in the morning,
I bent,
I twisted,
I gyrated,
I jumped up and down,
After half an hour I was sweating,
At last I had my leotards on,
That was enough of aerobics for me.
13/11/2019
Salmabanu Hatim Jul 2018
A warm summer night,
The moon winked at its reflection on the still lake,
A lively  crowd,
The music blared,
A barbeque party,
The smell of delicious grilled chicken made my stomach rumble,
Hurriedly I grabbed some with chips, yanked open a coca tin,
And sat down on the grass with friends.
I had worn shorts,
That was a grave mistake.
The mosquitoes were excited,
A pair of young fresh legs,
What a grand banquet,
They headed straight for my legs and arms,
"Ouch!" I cried after several stings.
"Delicious," they hummed aiming at my legs again and again.
"Hey" I don't give out  free blood samples" I hissed.
I swiped my palms on my legs.
Several lay dead.
I had killed their parents.
The mean mosquitoes took revenge,
They landed on my face,legs and arms and stung fast and furious.
I yanked a tube of insecticide repellent cream and spread on my open body parts.
"Now have your feast and die!"
That was the worst summer barbeque party.I left early.
Neither agrees to his weakness,
Nor listens to the advice of the wise.
Is your true friend,
If he stands by you in your need,
And your family,
After your death.
10/5/2024
Salmabanu Hatim Jan 2023
My husband had only four words to say,
You cook,
Dust
Iron,
And wash.
So I reminded him marriage was 50/50 partnership,
I cook he eats,
I wash he irons
I dust he hoovers
And I spend he pays.
19/1/2023
Salmabanu Hatim May 2020
The only thing that will follow you after your death is your soul.
Preserve its purity.
20/5/2020
Salmabanu Hatim May 2020
Have to change the way of life,
Less of  going out to hotels and restaurants,
Why not get a wife who knows how to cook,
I too, could get cooking lessons instead of passing my time in crowded bars,
Yes definitely less of bars,
And more time with wife and children I would not mind.
Less of travelling unless necessary,
Would'nt trust staying in hotels at present,
Would prefer to carry my own pillow and bedsheet
And most of all must carry sanitizer and sanitizer spray always.
5/5/2020
Salmabanu Hatim Apr 2021
She changed her potato shaped husband into fries,
Now she has problem keeping him away safe from women.
11/4/2021
Salmabanu Hatim Mar 2020
On our first night he promised me the world,
After three children I am still waiting.
28/3/2020
Salmabanu Hatim Apr 2020
Let's see who comes out the winner in the blame game.
22/4/2020
Salmabanu Hatim Jun 2019
This is not fair,
No one is here to care,
You want me to climb up and down,
On my own.
What if I fall?
Darling, what if you ascend all,
Start with one step, at a time with one foot,
Then slowly the next boot.
Don't think there's no way out,
Believe in yourself without a doubt,
Soon, you will be flying,
With happiness  cheering and laughing.
14/6/2019.
Age
Age
Is not a bar to set new goals,
Let your soul,
Crave to achieve them.
21/8/2024
Salmabanu Hatim Aug 2020
Nobody is aged or sick in heaven.
20/8/2020
Salmabanu Hatim Feb 2020
Aged I am not,
I have seen many seasons,
I have been through many storms,
Lighted many candles on my birthday cake,
Now I only light one for too many candles would spoil the cake.
Now, I am ripe and juicy,
Mellow, wholesome and wise,
Maddeningly  full of life.
13/2/2020
Salmabanu Hatim Aug 2019
Aged I may be,
But I am not old,
I am still awesome.
25/8/2019
Salmabanu Hatim May 2020
more alone at home
haven't stepped out my front door
before went to park.
1/5/2020
only volunteers come to leave grocery and medicine on my doorstep
Salmabanu Hatim Oct 2018
I am ageing,
It's just a number,
The number of candles have increased on my birthday cake.
I have got heavier,
The width of my waist has increased,
There are wrinkles where my smiles were,
I pole dance with the safety bar in the bathtub,
Every time I cough or sneeze my radiator leaks,
My exhaust backfires,
I tend to forget,
I am not perfect,
But, I don't care.
I have become more compelling,
I am more silent,
More wiser , more smiling,
With greater intuition.
My mind is a fountain of  youth,
I am fun,
I am now background music,
I am soothing
My family and their friends connect to me,
I fuel their soul,
They feel safe.
I may be an old model but my engine still runs smoothly.
Salmabanu Hatim Nov 2020
I look at myself in the mirror,
Aged and a widow,
Living by myself.
Then I saw photos of my married life,
My eyes sparkled,
Reflecting laughter and mischief,
And there was my husband,
Always teasing and fighting,
But we couldn't live without each other,
He was a promise I would have a friend forever,
Sadly he had to go before me,
But he left a treasure of sweet memories behind.
1/11/2020
Salmabanu Hatim Aug 2021
One with his use of words
Can present you with a beautiful girl,
That once existed in an old wrinkled woman.
26/8/2021
Salmabanu Hatim Nov 2018
Twinkle twinkle little star,
Every night you glisten so far,
My grandchildren live afar,
Tell them they are the best by far.
I have no one to say,
Grandma,please don't go,stay,
Only a little while,
I love to see your happy smile.
For long I have not felt you sleep on my shoulder,
A chance to hold you a little longer.
I would love to feed you with icecreams and cookies,
Shower on you cuddles and kisses.
Day and night,
I miss my grandparent right,
To store your beautiful childhood memories,
To form a strong bond that every grandparent cherishes.
The pages of my life have you missing,
For what I have and cannot have
my heart aching.
Remember,though we may be apart,
You will always be in my heart.
My grandchildren live oceans away from me.We meet once in a blue moon.
Salmabanu Hatim Dec 2020
A house is built with money,
But, a home is built with love and people living closely in it.
9/12/2020
Salmabanu Hatim Feb 2019
Don't forget to give a hug,
Acts like a drug,
Chug a lug, chug a lug,
Smiles with joy from a mug.
Salmabanu Hatim Mar 2021
A day,
Brings two hearts together,
Keeps the fights away,

18/3/2021
Salmabanu Hatim Aug 2019
In childhood you play with your toys and hold them close to your heart.
In youth there is one thing on your mind; the opposite ***,
You spend your time and money on them.
In middle age you devote your life on your children till they grow up and move out.
In old age there is you unable to do what you could do before,
Spiced with illnesses and weak mobility.
Now you live with AIDS:
Medications and First Aid,
Sensory Aids,
Mobility Aids,
Toileting Aids,
And Care Aides.
4/8/2019
Air
Salmabanu Hatim Jan 2021
Air
I thought air was free,
Until I was kept on ventilator in the hospital,
And saw the bill on being released.
22/1/2021.
Salmabanu Hatim Jul 2020
Both are the same,
Air is a mixture of gases,
Love is a mixture of emotions.
You cannot see air but you can feel it,
Ditto love.
Air has weight and occupies space,
Love too has weight and occupies a special space in our heart.
22/7/2020
Salmabanu Hatim Jul 2020
Before Covid19 when I farted,
I covered it up with coughs and sneezes,
Now, when I sneeze,
I **** loudly,
No sneeze, No Covid 19.
26/7/2020
Salmabanu Hatim Mar 2020
Take care of yourself,
Brothers and sisters of lesser developed countries. Stop wearing second hand clothing.
They can be infected.
10/3/2020
!
Salmabanu Hatim Jun 2019
Beware of a woman who is
Silent and Smiling
She is lethal.
19/6/2019
Salmabanu Hatim Oct 2019
not the climate change
nor the nuclear weapons
beware of A.I.
20/10/2019
A I artificial intelligence.They will become masters
Salmabanu Hatim Sep 2020
Hi,
What's up dude,
Enjoying  yourself,
Partying!
Wait for me,
Keep a place for me in your heart,
I'm coming at any time with a bang.
Yours adorable,
"HeArT aTtAcK"
23/9/2020
Salmabanu Hatim Mar 2020
Dear Society,

           This is to remind you I am your creator and I am in control.
You forgot about me in your euphoria to control the world.
             I always forgive.I am giving you a rare gift to put your house in order. I am giving you time to spend together as families. Time to slow down.
              For years the society is weary and exhausted crying out to me. Mental illnesses  and cases of suicides have increased.
               Rest, play and work at home. Build relationships. Work on projects at home you had dreamed about. Most important learn to be clean. Toilet rolls and sanitizers are not necessary. Clean water and good hygiene is important.
                    You have dirtied mother earth till it had no place to breathe.I warned you.I sent earthquakes, Tsunamis, El Ninos,
Climate Change and fires but, you never listened.
                      Now,distancing you from socializing and putting a stop on industries and staying  at home has done wonders. Mother Earth is breathing again.
                      I hope you have woken up and REMEMBER ME I AM YOUR SAVIOUR.
19/3/2020
Salmabanu Hatim Mar 2020
Wife:Alexa where is my husband?
Alexa:In the bedroom with your **** neighbour.
7/3/2020
Is better,
Than a bitter truth,
If it saves a marriage,
Or a life.
29/6/2024
Salmabanu Hatim Jul 2018
I yearn to drown into the deep pools of his gentle blue eyes,
I want to dive into the depths of his beautiful soul,
I hunger to taste his firm lips on me,
Get lost in our desires,
That is where I am alive.
And hang on to every precious moment of it.
Salmabanu Hatim Oct 2019
Since you left I am only breathing.
3/10/2019.
Salmabanu Hatim May 2021
When you ask a person for help,
Only that person will help you or not ,
But if you ask Allah for help,
He sends Angels who helps you all the way,
And you are under no obligation.
Remember Allah answers all your needs,
And your wants only if you deserve them
8/5/2021
Salmabanu Hatim Nov 2022
We are just puppets in His hands,
He pulls the strings,
Giving us test and trials,
Our destiny planned.
At birth given a menu card,
Written in bold,
You will be served what you deserve.
13/11/2022
Salmabanu Hatim Dec 2022
Prayers is talking to Allah,
After prayers you can beseech for anything you want or need,
I asked for a Ferrari,
He gave me a second hand Peugeot,
And made me a car mechanic.
I asked for a beautiful model like wife,
He gave me a wife with a beautiful soul plus a good cook,
Who made my house into a home.
Now I appreciate the beauties on T.V. with my wife.
14/12/2022
Salmabanu Hatim Feb 2019
Hijab,
My choice,
Not a hindrance as some believe,
It should be my content not my attire to measure the parameter of my work.
10/2/2019.
Allah created the universe,
He created heaven and earth,
Exotic, beautiful Shangri-la,
It was not enough,
So he created Adam,
He roamed the garden of Eden,
Obedient  dutiful and boring.
Allah thought and thought,
He wanted someone to bring life to his creation,
To stir up excitement,
Bring about laughter, pain, sorrow and joy.
So with patience and love,
He created Eve,
Gave her extra tears and beguiling ways,
Made her the ***** of recreation.
What did she do?
She made Adam eat the forbidden apple,
Off to earth they were sent to repent,
Allah's creation has made life exhilarating on earth,
But till today men give in to tears,
And can't have their ways with women.
11/2/2024
Salmabanu Hatim Oct 2023
I prayed to Allah for a two wheeler,
I got a mountain bicycle for my 18th Birthday.
Ah! There was a disconnection between,
But it came as a blessing,
My girlfriend too got a mountain bicycle.
7/10/2023
Salmabanu Hatim Apr 2019
in a dark alley
lovers kiss in a corner
street dog is on guard.
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