Shadows
You get shadows in the day
And you get shadows at night
All it needs is light
Shadows on the ground
Shadows on the wall
Shadows long and tall
Shadows reflect perfectly
Images of us all
Of everything anywhere
All it needs is light &
something that blocks it
And a shadow is created
A symphony of light
And it’s absence
Gives shadow a presence
Just as music is
sound and it’s absence
sound and silence
As with all things created
Potential for shar* and khair**
Lies in the makeup of all
Shadows give relief
Can cover grief
Can cover crime
Music too can distract
Provide ecstacy
And lead to immorality
Then there is diffused light
shadows don’t show up
On an overcast day
So too in overarching calamity
Small aches n pains disappear
It all becomes relative
On earth and it’s duality
Need to sift constantly
Between the false and reality
The earth was in shadows
Till the final Nabi صلى الله عليه وسلم
Lit up the skies, set it free
* Bad stuff
** goodness
4.12.21
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