the funeral of the rose

18Feb09

A rosebud quietly grows inside her.
Tiny, and soft.
It waits for a letter, a word, a whisper.
Carried, and cradled.
She waits for a nudge, a kick, a temper.
Warm, and sweet. 
It fills her cavity with fragrance, perfume, an elixir.
Blossom, and blood.
It’s thorns jet out, sharp, they prick her.
Sting, and pain.
She crumples and squeezes, control, a fixer.
Burst, and stain.
The [...]

Filed under: Thoughts, Uncategorized   |  Leave a Comment

what’s love got to do with it?

04Aug08

“Innocence,” he whispered, bringing her close inside his arms. He moved his hand over her hair and brought a finger, rough, upon her lower lip. “There is not but truth that has come out of this mouth.” She looked back at him, uncertain. “But there is one truth you have not yet spoken.”
 
“Wo kiya?” Her [...]

Filed under: Thoughts   |  Leave a Comment
Tags: Thoughts

for my past.

31Jul08

Sure. I’ll lay on your couch for a while. Tell your secretary to bring me a cup of hot tea. No milk. Do you ever wonder what goes through someones head before they pull the trigger? I’m sure you do. You’re a psychiatrist. Take for instance this… this piece of metal. This machine of accuracy. Look [...]

Filed under: Thoughts   |  Leave a Comment
Tags: Thoughts

3/21/08

11Jul08

There you sit, on that brown leather chair.
You; Heraclitus’ ever-changing foot in a river.
Countless tiny grains of sand.
I want to witness you.
A perfect cube of anomalies.
I want to explore you.
Your sharp edges of aql.
Which carve soft handles of humanity.
Ribbed robust sides of character.
Of the clay pot filled with nur that you are.
From a teacup to [...]

Filed under: Thoughts   |  Leave a Comment
Tags: poetry

Telescope of Belief

25Jun08

Look up and you can see the open skies. A starry night. A strange horizon.
Look up through the telescope of belief and you can see the open creation. An infinite design. A reachable knowledge.
“For us God suffices.”
I looked and I saw through the eyes of belief that my miniscule being was the mirror to an infinite existence, [...]

Filed under: Study Table, Thoughts   |  Leave a Comment
Tags: Creation, life, Quran, Said Nursi, spirituality, Thoughts