It Is Apparent Now Poem by Mohammad Younus

It is apparent now—
Darkness and Light,
Corollary twins,
Each born of the other,
Each vital to the cycle of life.

What need, my mind asks me,
Do I have of darkness?
Why should I venture into
Zulumaat's depths,
Where shadows linger
And whispers rise?

Yet in the eerie glow of the dark,
My thoughts emerge, unbidden,
Each one a pulse, a guide,
Leading me to Your illumination.

For as night embraces day,
And day welcomes night,
The two entwined as lovers,
So too does my soul embrace its tides.

I gaze into the mirror of my being,
And see the truth reflected:
The ebb and flow, the rise and fall—
These rhythms are eternal,
Their song, the hymn of existence.

It was never about me,
Never confined to a singular frame.

In the vast expanse of darkness,
Where fear once resided,
I find my essence—
Boundless, unbroken.

Within and without,
I am. I endure.
I am the witness eternal,
The eternal flame that—
neither flickers nor fades.

What is this darkness,
If not a canvas for light?
What is this light,
If not born from
The womb of shadow?

In this sacred dance,
I see the infinite threads of being,
Woven into an enduring whole.

I am what I am.
I am what I have always been.
In light and in shadow,
I shall endure,
Forever.

MyKoul