Memory Loss

Memory Loss

The mercy of memory loss
Forget who’s in charge, who’s boss

The mercy of loss of memory
Who causes sorrow and injury
Allah’s mercy – it’s wiped out
Time is relative, beyond doubt

Mixup of infancy and being a sage
Gift to mankind in old age
Signs to witness, take heed
Changing times and changing needs

Memory lapse a mercy indeed
Painful recall is not the need
Loss of recollection and lucidity
Time in flux, fluidity

In a time warp multiple reality
Selective memory, living in duality
Nearing barzakh – a sure sign
Moving on to the blurred line

Transition made easy, gradual
Easy to disconnect be casual
Nothing holds, nothing grips
Easier to let go, in barzakh slip

Gift of memory loss
To know Allah’s boss