The Ascent by Rahimah Adan
The day they rose above
What a beautiful day that was
The weight of this world
Loosened its grip
So they flew into lands of honey
That housed laughter so sweet
It could heal
To be the children basking
under the protection of Khalil-Allah
Who when thrown into a screeching blaze
Was enveloped by cool
To be the children
Exploring lush gardens
Snug within eternal comfort
From their Lord
And so they soared
Their feet lifting above the fray
Into an eternity so vast
Away from the confines of rubble
And shrieks of bombardment
Into the silence of space
Where stars glittered like streetlights
Illuminating their way
Home
And what about the people abandoned in their lands
Their earthly homes exchanged
For palaces standing firm
laughing amongst one another
Warm cups of tea in hand
Remembering tears shed over a life so finite
Now, forever in paradise
If you could see them rise
With their smiles unwavering
And bodies rejoicing
Sparkling like rivers of sapphire
From now into forever
If you could see them rise
You’d know freedom
Awaits
A Note from the Author
The Ascent is a poem about the ease that awaits during times of hardship. It is for those who have had to endure oppression in a world that too often looks the other way.
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