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The Green Bird
By Abu Khattab
A taste so sweet I cannot bare to resist it,
A smell so great I cannot help but inhale.
A feeling so soft; such a marvellous texture,
A bright light shines as again I exhale.
Silence swarms me even though there's chaos,
Such a violent picture yet such subtle emotions.
Red liquid pouring but I can't feel the pain,
This is when I realise that I made the right devotions.
Green birds floating in the sky above,
I fall in and out of slumber but I'm not asleep.
Laughter whispering in my ears as I rest,
As I see some women floating down to me.
"We've been waiting for this moment for a long time,"
What are they talking about? Have they lost their minds?
"O man that was denied his Queen in the world,
Take us instead for we come in all kinds."
One strokes my beard with her soft glowing fingers,
She raises my head and gives me a kiss.
I begin to realise that these are my maidens,
Sent down from Him for my eternal bliss.
Struggling to breathe I still manage a smile,
As I see more light coming down to surround me.
Everything still silent as something penetrates my heart,
I begin to shake as I see more bleeding.
I sense some people running down towards me,
Their voices blurred by the sweet sound of my maidens.
I see them now standing on top of my body,
Crying and shocked as my sight slowly darkens.
Breathing ceases but my smile remains,
Eyes locked onto the sky above me.
I feel a slither coming out from my body,
Indeed a nice feeling but now I no longer see.
I'm but a soul now travelling high in the sky,
Away from this world and past the stars.
I'm now on my way to meet my Lord,
My heart at ease; no longer baring scars.
A life of hardship comes to a beautiful end,
All those against me no longer matter to me.
A place among my brothers is what I've earned,
In a place of bliss, a place no eye could see.
My mother, my rose, my only true love,
I wish I can be there to wipe away your tears.
But your sadness wastes you as I am still alive,
Alive with my Lord where I have no fears.
Be happy for me for one day we'll meet again,
Where I shall come running to kiss your hand once more.
I'll show you the status that I've achieved with the All-Mighty,
So cheer up my mother, my inspiring mentor.
Such a time I had in a world of torment,
Facing stares and humiliation and denied my right.
One thing kept me patient and that is what I am now,
A Green Bird of Paradise venturing into flight.
