October 19 Wake Up Rap

by Khalid MukhtarOctober 19, 2019October 19, 2019

You smiling there.That’s good.Deciding where We shouldBegin our day.We couldBe honest with our feelings and just lay it all down:There’s a City match in 30 minutesWonder if…

Silly Wisdom

by Khalid MukhtarOctober 12, 2019October 12, 2019

Doesn’t pay to be an idiotDoesn’t pay to be a foolDoesn’t pay to be a moronJust the opposite of coolHow I hope this silly wisdomIs…

Warm Floors

by Khalid MukhtarOctober 7, 2019October 7, 2019

Warm FloorsThe winds just need an opening to blowInto your secret rooms where you concealYour cryptic and subversive plans belowThe floorboards creaking every time you…

Julaybīb

by Khalid MukhtarOctober 4, 2019October 4, 2019

We talk and we talk ofThe love that we’re inAnd we’re humble and allAs we swagger withinAnd we’re basking in praiseThat would shame all the…

Hopeful

by Khalid MukhtarOctober 3, 2019October 3, 2019

Between the stream of tearsAnd rocky hard terrainThere grows a sapling hopefulOf mercy in the rain

Tread Softly

by Khalid MukhtarSeptember 20, 2019September 22, 2019

There are hearts strewn Along the mile Tread softly Or stand still a while

Free, Absolutely

by Khalid MukhtarSeptember 16, 2019September 16, 2019

Diamonds in the riverSilver in the seaPlay of light and waterAbsolutely freeLike the queen of SheebaLet the darkness fleeSweet submission sets youAbsolutely free

On Your Way

by Khalid MukhtarSeptember 7, 2019September 7, 2019

There’s the journeyAnd there’s the wayMap your routePlan your stay Eat and drinkBut break no heartCage your tongueBefore you start Stop a whileSmell the flowersLet…

Brew

by Khalid MukhtarSeptember 1, 2019September 1, 2019

Knowledge, much like chai Must be brewed well Before it is poured

Bending

by Khalid MukhtarAugust 31, 2019September 1, 2019

I have an ideaThat ideas bendLike light in a prismAnd time at the end