He looks into the computer screen,
Rubbing his eyes to move away the sleep.
With his forehead creased, his mouth scrunched up
He clicks and clicks again.

The mouse has been doing what it does for hours
The computer has been running for long.
The light illuminating the desk filled with manila folders
Names splashed across the front.

The days grow long and weary
Today his meal was delayed for five hours.
His family await his return to normal life
When the season will end and he will become normal again.

The Middle

You are quiet but I see the silence muffled behind your thoughts.

It's hard to open up and ask you how you are.

You may not believe I've played an important part.

At times I do not want to get in the middle. That is where I'll always be.

If it weren't for the connections and suspensions we share, we'd be lost in two worlds apart.

Forgive me if I haven't been thoughtful, aggressive, or if I don't see where you're coming from.

I've long ago let go of that hope to make others understand me.

Respect is a thing that is shared between people. Those who don't give it won't receive it.

Relationships are a network of ties. You break one and it effects the others.

You cannot go on without others. Humankind was not built that way.

If you only could comprehend the bigger picture, the road of forgiveness and the hardship of patience... it would have made you happier.

Should, could, would...doesn't always change everything. But trying never gets old.

Just beyond your knowledge I am facing another battle. I am too afraid to share. Too afraid to spread the fire. If only I had spoken more clearly, loudly, and firmly. I didn't. If only I was more courageous and I was more willing to get in the middle.

Those who stand for righteousness will suffer the trials of this world.

Those who never try will suffer the anguish of silence and rejection.

Untitled.

In the name of God, Most Gracious Most Merciful.

For those who don't listen
I am here to hear
For those who cry
I will dry up your tears
For those who can't watch
I will be your eyes
For those who don't know
I will help you find out

For the times I can't
God is there
For the times I won't
God is there
For the times I shouldn't
God is there
For the times I wouldn't
God was there

For every tear that falls
There will be a million more
For every time you shout
Time will be frozen to the core
For the memories you create
Erase what is bad
For the memories you want to make
Repeat recycle and restore

For the times you felt broken
Put yourself back together
For the hardships you have endured
Patience is your cane
For the happiness you received
Be thankful to your Lord
For the wishes you were granted
You will be given many more, God-willing

For the petals that fall from the leaves
Even they, remember God
For the animals that go about their ways
Even they remember The Lord
For the clouds that line the sky
They obey the command they have been endured
For the world is a temporary place
The only comfort lies with The Lord