Forgiveness

I used to think it was okay to look the other way
When others used to the wrong things.

But now I know as a Muslim I have every right to say
Don’t do that, not tomorrow nor today.

I used to feel deprived of reality
I used to deprive myself .

And I used to think
No one was listening.

But I forgot that God was there,
He was always watching.

It didn’t matter if no one else cared
Nor if I didn’t listen to reasonable advice

I was my own worst critique
I was my own form of despair.

Now Alhamdulillah I know better,
Why suppress this message?

I am a lot stronger, Inshallah to last longer
I have to stay afloat by showing others I care.

Not a person is too young to bear their burdens,
The burdens of others, we cannot bear.

No soul shall bear a burden,
Greater than they can bear.

So why burden others with
An empty mind, an empty heart and empty despair?

May God help the misguided,
May He show us the right way

And may He grant forgiveness,
To those who are repenting for their mistakes.