Life's Scars

They say the world is round, and yet
I often think it square,
So many little hurts we get
From corners here and there.
But one great truth in life I've found
While journeying to the West-
the only folks who really wound
Are those we love the best.

The man you thoroughly despise
Can rouse your wrath, 'tis true;
Annoyance in your heart will rise
At things mere strangers do;
But those are only passing ills;
This rule all lives will prove;
The rankling wound which aches and thrills
Is dealt by hands we love.

The choicest garb, the sweetest grace,
Are oft to strangers shown;
The careless mien, the frowning face,
Are given to our own.
We flatter those we scarcely know,
We please the fleeting guest,
And deal full many a thoughtless blow
To those who love us best.

Love does not grow on every tree,
Not true hearts yearly bloom.
Alas for those who only see
This cut across a tomb!
But, soon or late, the fact grows plain
To all through sorrow's test;
The only folks who give us pain
Are those we love the best.

-Ella Wheeler Wilcox-


A prayer for the heart

"O Allah Most Gracious, Most Merciful,
Ya Hayyu Ya Qayyum, I desperately seek your Love and Mercy.

Please shed your Light and Guidance on this weak and sinful heart. Only to You I cry and beg for the strength to face the coming days. For every trial and tribulation, please Ya Allah, let them bring me closer to you. Protect me from sadness and despair. Please mend this grieving heart Ya Allah, as only You can, and let it become whole with unwavering faith in your Greatness.

O Allah, Lord of the Heavens and the Earth, You are my Creator, only You know the depths of my soul, the seen and unseen. Only You listen to my silent pleas and Only You can answer with Your Infinite Mercy and Compassion. Please Ya Allah, let these tears fall and flow only for You, and for no man....no more."

"When my heart became constricted and my path became narrow, I took hope in Your Pardon and Forgiveness as an opening and an escape. My sins seemed great to me but when I compared them to Your Forgiveness, I found Your Forgiveness to be greater."

-Imam Shafi'e (rahimullah)-