I Wear A Mask Poem by Mohammad Younus

I wear a mask...
...to stop reflection of my reality,
I have a darkened face and a shadowed soul,
My soul is ripped off of its majestic robe...
...and imprisoned in a dark dungeon,
I've become one with the dark spirits...
...sitting there...
...hovering over me in the dark dungeon,
How long shall I be tethered...
...to the peg of beguiling nafas?
How long shall I be taking commands...
...from nafsi amarah?
Time has come that I must take...
...a bold decision,
I must turn my back on all rubbish...
...earthly love,
I've got one foot in the grave,
I feel so betrayed by following my nafs,
I'm busy in worldly pursuits...
..enamoured of ephemeral things of beauty,
I must grieve and expiate...
...with a sincere repentance,
Until my heart and soul get purified,
And are filled with words of love...
...that God whispers to me every hour,
So when I speak I speak of only love,
And when I remain silent, I think of only love.


Mykoul

1. Lower self or ego that incites to evil