A Prayer Poem by zaheer uddin

Sinking and fighting
the whole night through
trying to hold on to sand
that just kept slipping through- - -


I began to wonder
was i jinxed - -
had my words lost life
were you just an illusion
a figment of my imagination- -

what was this power that
just kept pushing me to you
like a wave thrown constantly upon the shore- -

there had to be a reason
to all this turmoil


if this was for real
and you were no illusion
you'd soon appear on the horizon
and fill up this void

no sooner had I made this litle prayer
it began to rain heavily
upon the cracked earth of my heart
and then i heard your voice- - -
calling my name upon the sands
This was no illusion
My prayer had been answered - - -