Melting Hearts Seeking Solace
By Yaqeen Ul Haq Ahmad Sikander
You took life as a joyful adventure
It honoured you as a wandering traveller
You journeyed far across land and seas
Ending up as a stranger to your own soil
A thousand places you went to roam
Countless destinations you mistook as home
You forgot the firmness of your roots
Branched out plenty, but didn’t stand firm
You lived a lot of love stories to tell back home
Alas! None except you comprehend them well
Toiling heavy burdens, you felt lost and weary
Desperate to seek refuge in any shelter cozy
And then there was her who you gave your heart to heal
Eventually left with no choice but to leave
That sacred heart you called your home
Not knowing its insatiable desire for the unknown
Upon that heart all your hopes you pinned
Forgetting it’s too weak to carry them
Lamenting at the compromised trust
You became cynical and aghast
Robbed of your goodness and faith
You feel broken and betrayed
Let not your value be defined by those
Who cannot tell diamonds from rocks
Forever, you shall live in the hearts of
Both those who loved and wronged you
Remember in a far land, the one for you awaits your arrival
Empty-handed and ashamed, you retract your steps
You have broken your vows endless times
In the court of hearts, broken ones are always welcome
Those fallen hearts melt at the touch of love
Broken parts once again making a whole
Don’t ever despair the caravan of love
This journey starts & ends at the centre of hearts
Love of the destination reigns over
The undertaken torments of journey
Fear not for there is still much good left in you
Sow those seeds to reap the fruits of love
There is a language that doesn’t use words
There is a breeze that touches without being heard
There is a heart that embraces boundlessly
There is a soul that loves unconditionally
So listen to the blessed silence of Canan
There lies the key to the treasures of the Universe
*Canan - Beloved
About Me:
Recluse while Writing, Euphoric while Adventuring. Gentleman on the Streets, Criminal between the Sheets (paper, of course). Learning Turkish, Writing English, Reading Rumi, Thinking Philosophy, Listening to my Inner-call & Speaking my Heart. Hopeless Romantic, Wandering Traveller, Urban Monk, Lumbersexual. Always confused Rats with Mice.
So, what do I do? Whatever it takes!
Well, other than the above rant, I am a Counselling Psychologist living in Istanbul, Turkey. I was born and raised in Kashmir, India. Graduating from the International Islamic University Malaysia majoring in Psychology with a Theology minor, fate brought me to the straits of Bosphorus. I run a non-profit for Refugee Education & Youth Empowerment called ‘Inspire ME Global’ in India and whenever life is too much, I pack my rucksack and go camping in the lap of nature to tell stories that life taught me over time.
Feel like connecting? www.facebook.com/yaqeenulhaq & yaqeen.sikander@gmail.com