Lines in the face
Lines etched on the face
Speak of my life n pace
When the ego is big
The face doesn’t fib
The hardness shows
Gentleness goes
The tight jaw
Indicative of flaws
The sparkle spent
dimmed by the dent
The spontaneous gurgle
Of the new born n toddler
Doesn’t take long to shatter
Replace with anger
Frustration on the face
Anger does deface
And yet
With sincere istighfaar
worries can be hurled afar
Change the perspective
See what was deceptive
Shaytan’s ploy
Is to seep out the joy
Make you feel the injured soul
Bruise the ego is his goal
Then he sits back to watch
In his web the catch
All that leaves a trace
Lines etched in the face
And yet
Just as the body heals itself
So the face can in and of itself
Changes the lines of worry n sorrow
To bloom into a glow and halo
A connect with the Creator
Disconnect with the traitor.
With istighfaar
Fling fury afar
The lines alter on the face
You see the new grace
Whichever state I’m in
In Joy or chagrin
The face will show
The mask – its faux
It’s all visibly sketched
thru the lines etched
Erase the past
Let it not last
Nor
Fester deep down
Incinerate it in the ground
Allow the glow
on the face to show
Soften the lines
To show joyful times
Gratitude will grace
Show in my face
I need to watch out and replace
The lines etched on my face
Pre fajr 22.2.22
Jhb
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