Mahfooz Ali Poems

I hate you
I hate you
I hate everything you do to me
everything you want me to be
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All alive endured a birth.
All alive shall find their death.
What grants that interval between its worth?
Why for some is life so brittle,
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Ambitious Being optimistic
Caressing my dreams.
Doing what is right?
Evolving into a new person,
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If I stop writing, will it all just go away?
How can I see the truth behind my own eyes?
When I am struggling to find the truth on the paper in front of me?
If I stop writing will it all just go away?
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But what of the fire?
Its wood has been scattered,
But the embers still dance.
Though the fire is tiny,
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Mistakes can occur at any time,
Mistakes can create problems,
Mistakes can change lives.
We must be forgiving,
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I felt a demon leave tonight
I spoke the name of God
the demon had me terrified
until I looked and saw the light
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Many lessons have come along late in life for me.
For instance, as obvious, as it seems,
I have begun to realize that my lack of self-esteem
has kept me from sharing my abilities and insights.
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Stress and concerns disappear for me
when I have faith that the highest power
which determines the universe,
call that what we as, Allah,
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