Convergence: Light of the Dark

These crumbling feelings inside-
Like a long-standing tower coming crashing down.
All these praises that I fed your pride;
Just to jested with, and be called a clown.

Warm rivers that trickle down a cold, barren face-
Are you crying?
Unsmiling lips that speak at an unsteady pace-
Are you lying?

Everything that comes, becomes everything that goes,
Like winter chills fade as spring breeze blows.
When light flows in, it billows away the dark,
Like the floating of a summer bird, the songs of a skylark.

Flushed face, smiling eyes and a grin-
Are you smiling?
Hushed warmth, joy radiating from within-
Are you shining?
Learn to love and not to spite,
Lonely when we are-with such little might.
Break it all free, inhale the light, Be the dawn to an endless, ignorant, night.

Share:

More Posts

THE FADING SHADOW

(The Elusive Dance of Light and Life) There is a profound contradiction at the heart of every shadow that has ever stretched across the earth.

Read More »

THE FADING SHADOW

(The Elusive Dance of Light and Life) There is a profound contradiction at the heart of every shadow that has ever stretched across the earth. A shadow, by its very nature, proves the existence of light. It is the silhouette cast by illumination, and is the darkness that cannot exist without brilliance. Yet, the moment light becomes too direct or too absolute, the shadow begins to fade. This is the

THE NERO SYNDROME: MODI, MEDIA AND THE BLOOD

(The Karan Thaapar Interview) Gandhinagar. . October 21, 2007. The Chief Minister of Gujrat remained seated  at  his  residence,  facing Karan Thaapar, the CNN-IBN Journalist at his residence. Wearing a saffron colored kurta, a symbol of strength, courage, and sacrifice for the Indians, Modi went on to blame the fact that when he is referred to as being a “mass murderer” or someone who is “prejudiced against Muslims”, is due

clock, numbers, time, hours, minutes, watches, ancient, age, seconds, hour, antiquity, date, symbol, second, mechanical, aging, minute, dial, the end, clock, clock, minutes, minutes, aging, aging, aging, aging, aging, minute

A Clock Set by the Divine

If I were asked to explain deen in simple words, I would say this: for me, deen means living a disciplined life. Islam is a complete system of guidance that teaches us how to live in an organized, balanced, and purposeful way— both at a personal level and as a society. A true momin is disciplined and intentional. He does not live his life aimlessly or in vain. When I

One Winter, One Book, A Thousand Lives

A cold winter evening. A warm, cozy corner. A bookshelf full of books that had already taken her on adventures far better than anything this world had to offer. She sat there knowing it was the perfect time to read and yet she had already flipped through these beloved pages countless times before. Then her eyes caught on something. A book. Unread. Happiness drifted toward her slowly, almost cautiously. It

Send Us A Message

About Us

A youth-led magazine for the stories they try to silence — from injustice to resilience, we publish truth with power.

official.humanexpress@gmail.com