I wait and await
The beauty of the moment
Knowing and expecting
The ultimate truth
There is no going back
The last but not the least
It is the truth of the moment
That we await in anticipation
It will be full of joy
And happiness of a new kind
Where there will be no sorrow
When dawn breaks to a new day
The wait is worth the hurt
It shall shine over and beyond
But the desperation is dear
For the truth is unknown
I wish I could
I wish I were
I wish I had
I wish I never
Wishes for a future
That would be bright
Full of happiness and joy
Void of fear and rejection
The pain beneath
The hurt of heart
With a crippling numbness
Designed to stabilize
The mind is the magic
The wind the potion
That carries the burden
To the heavens beyond
I wish I were
I wish I had
I wish I could
I wish I never
The design is beautiful
The art is crumpled
Reality is a drama
Of an ounce of hope
Early in the morning
Woken up by a cockroach
Face baked from the tap water
Brought down to knees
A pain in a distant corner
Of the boiling tummy
Nothing else matters
A decent life is all that matters
There can be no happiness
Without decency and dignity
There can be no joy
With a heavy heart
Nothing else matters
The warmth is all that matters
I have a Story
A story to Tell
of Nothingness
a past Bygone
The Painting on the Wall
of a Mind of Madness
Desperate and Eager
to Conquer the Fear
The Fear of Losing
What did not Exist
What could have been
the Joy of Life
The Sorrow of Darkness
in the depth of Happiness
That was never to be
a Mother’s Wish never to be
the Wall of Darkness
that would keep apart
the Happiness and Joy
That was Never to be
The untold Story
the unspoken Word
of the Sorrow that was
and the joy Never to be
Never ever will there be
the Goodness the Happiness
Forever drowned Beneath the Grace
Never to be
Happy I am
For the Loneliness
In the Darkness
Void of Happiness
It is a Crime
to find Madness
in the Craziness
of what is Lost
Learnt the Art
played the Part
with a mind Smart
of a wounded Heart
There will never be
a drama of Joy
of the Joyful Smiles
That could have Been
Mohamed Shihab
Smile and Let Smile 