Ibadat
(Urdu; Prayer/worship)
Moon-shaped, spectacled, sun-spotted and hopeful. Countless rows of faces turned upward every day.
Towards the sky.
With prayers, five point agendas, questions, fevered whispers and searching screams.
All I want is to meet the artist who paints the dark of the night and the white of the stars each day.
Hang out and ask, does he look down hopefully towards us when he prays?
(Urdu; Prayer/worship)
Moon-shaped, spectacled, sun-spotted and hopeful. Countless rows of faces turned upward every day.
Towards the sky.
With prayers, five point agendas, questions, fevered whispers and searching screams.
All I want is to meet the artist who paints the dark of the night and the white of the stars each day.
Hang out and ask, does he look down hopefully towards us when he prays?
If only we knew where to look when we prayed.
ReplyDeletePerhaps, that's the reason some diligently close their eyes while they pray. And maybe, He does the same too and listens.
keep it going ;)