August 19, 2011 - The Qu’ran, Surah 16:15

I am weak and afraid

I shake with fear

At times when I should

Stand strong, I shiver

When faced with

The cold truths of

Daily life; such

Mountains

To be climbed -

I made it to the top

Only to fall, face-first

Before my God

These truths, questioned

Become the very

Foundations upon

Which to stand

I could stay upon

The mountaintop

Listening for the

Voice of God

Upon the wind;

But I dare not:

Set upon the path

To the river’s shore,

I must return

To the waters

I must respect the

Gift of my own

Desire; the wonder

Of my ability to follow

God’s voice is not

Upon the mountain

It is in the rushing

Waters of the river

© 19 August 11