The Power Of Words Poem by Fatima Nusairat

Give me words to adorn myself
Like ornaments between my hands
Ephemeral, trivial
Yet the jewels of words are eternal
Give them to me to illuminate my way
Without them this eye can not see
The hidden soul
Or Ever feel it change
Without them my soul will turn to stone
Give them to me to illuminate things
That can't be seen
That can't be pronounced
Hidden objects
Limitless
Invisible
Unimaginable
That can't be explained away
Things that
Remain in oneself
Asleep in the heart
Stable in the mind
Stuck in the throat
Things that blind the eyes
Extraordinary, mysterious things
That we feel but don't see
Blessed me with their light
The glimmerings to write
What was hidden by air
What was concealed in an echo
What was revealed to the self
Yet remained hidden from the other