Insomnia (Poem)
Trying to sleep but my eyes open wide
With voices whispering from every side
Battles in my mind and nowhere to hide
a futile resistance against the rising tide
Thought after thought taunting my soul
As this constant barrage takes its toll
Eating away slowly now a gaping hole
My mind going crazy and out of control
I search frantically and fail in despair
For something elusive which was always there
Something tossed away without a care
its prolonged absence I can no longer bear
Peace of mind I no longer possess,
A nightmarish life I must confess
So much hardships and so much stress
A constant companion is pain and distress
Tossing and turning all night long
miserable and sad -everything is wrong
what is life? and where do I belong?
Millions of questions and all answers gone
My heart is riddled with grief and sorrow
And with these thoughts my tears flow
All hope lost my heart sinks low
Without a care what happens tomorrow
Finely balanced on the edge of a knife
I see the stranger who lives my life
an emotionless tyrant causing havoc and strife
A corrupted soul where ignorance is rife
My whole world is hypocrisy and lies
And no more goodness do I recognize
Everything I possess I begin to despise
And this voice inside, I hear its cries
Of a promise made before the days of old
In a meeting with my lord - I am told
That forever in my heart, tawheed I would hold
A promise broken for a miserable price sold
This murmuring voice so long ignored
To delay it further, I can not afford
So this mission of truth, I have taken aboard
With conviction my shield and truth my sword
An uphill struggle an eternal fight
Battle-lines drawn between wrong and right
Returning to my lord, I head for the light
Submerged in Salah is my only respite
Lifting my hands to my lord I pray
'let ignorance go and let faith stay
Through your mercy show me the way
Give me guidance so that I can obey'
With an open heart I read the Quran
I discover my Creator's will and plan
Word of my Lord, a guidance for man
Missing pieces restored now I am one
Content and happy, no more tears to weep
Content and happy, I fall asleep
Peace and happiness with faith running deep
Peace and happiness - forever to keep
You wrote:
With an open heart I read the Quran
I discover my Creator's will and plan
Word of my Lord, a guidance for man
Missing pieces restored now I am one
Since the rest of the poem is a simple rhyme, I can only assume this is a mistake, and what you intended to write is as follows:
With an open heart I read the Quran
I discover my Creator's will and plan
Word of my Lord, a guidance for man
Will dispel any nocturnal thoughts of my Gran
You see, it's gone from a bad rhyme to Oedipus complex in one easy hop.
Hope this helps. Please post more of your work.
Complete doggerel. It's funny, but in a sad, laughing-at-you rather than laughing-with-you kind of way.
Are you at school? If so, your teachers should be ashamed.
To be honest, I'm going to print this out and stick it to my fridge. It's that bad.
Gawd its a bit wrist slashing isn't it.......
Have you joined the POETS AND WRITERS in DOHA Group, yet? If not, please join and post your poems / pieces there.
I truly like your writing style and the easy flow of thoughts into words.
I hope I'll be seeing more of your write-ups in the Group!