Najma's Notebook

Fifteen years on
And I may be long gone

Dear Arwa you will be
young and carefree
And I will be
senile maybe

As I fend for you
Show you sights
Nudge you along
Attend to your needs

I wonder if you will
Then be my eyes
Help me dress
Attend to my needs

No matter what
The love is forever
In my heart you live.
Like there is no other

Apple of my eye
Treasure of my heart
I pray you’ll remember
Some of me when I depart

Pray you carry the legacy
Of caring for others first
For service have a thirst
Know ego is a fallacy

I pray you carry the heritage
Fulfill their teaching messages
Be mentor and stalwart.
For those who come after

May in your genes be
The fitra of a good tree
Only benefits those in its shade
N your light of love never fade

14/7/21