Oasis by Yanma
Oasis
Sand rustling
swept by the wind
hitting the body
that kept asking
where I should be going.
Barren horizon,
recurring distortion,
I stand in shifting sands.
I am a wanderer
with a faith that is starting to dry.
I am walking
without knowing
where I should be going.
A glimmer in the distance
blue, calm, an oasis claiming existence.
“Laa ilaha illallah” it’s written.
Within the landscape of my confusion.
I keep my eyes from opening
because my fear
more visible than reality unfolding
a fata morgana I might receive.
I let my hands drift
tracing each part
looking for meaning
for where the roots are coming.
I found myself breathing
a faint hope staying on the very verge of it.
I let my eyes open
at a point called surrendering.
He’s been waiting
for how I’m naming.
About The Poem
Personally, the calm and blue oasis in the poem becomes an image and symbol of hope and Divine presence in my spiritual and emotional journey—a moment when I begin to understand the meaning of 'Laa ilaha illallah'.
About The Author
My name is Yanma, and I’m from Indonesia. Over the past year, writing poetry has become my new passion. Which I began exploring how words can move and shape emotion.
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