Good Company

by Khalid MukhtarAugust 17, 2019August 17, 2019

In life’s journey, there’s no companion more faithful than contentment.

Rise and Shine

by Khalid MukhtarAugust 15, 2019August 16, 2019

Let the dusk wash over meAnd plunge me into darkness forWithout is how I am withinIt’s not the sun I’m longing forI long for One…

Distracted

by Khalid MukhtarAugust 8, 2019August 8, 2019

Be careful the good that you doDoesn’t find its beginnings in youLest you stumble down potholes of sinAs you look up to how good you’ve…

Witnessing

by Khalid MukhtarAugust 4, 2019August 4, 2019

The dawn time silence sings its songOf one creation all alongThe grassy banks and mossy bedsWhere yellow rattles toss their headsSubmitting now to witness laterThe…

On Joy

by Khalid MukhtarJuly 29, 2019July 29, 2019

Let every joy be rooted in A joy that never dies That when the former fades away The latter dries your eyes

Falling

by Khalid MukhtarJuly 24, 2019July 24, 2019

Ammi calls.Luqi slips.Luqi falls.Luqi rises.Luqi bawls.Look, he dries hisWatery eyes. IsIbby thereOn the chairWith hisIbbylicious hair?Ibby reads.Ibby hums.Luqi’s better.Here he comesDown the stairs,Through the hall.Watch…

Patrioticked

by Khalid MukhtarJuly 18, 2019July 18, 2019

Love your country dearlyA love never forgottenBut like all loves, don’t spoil itFor then it becomes rotten

Plan B

by Khalid MukhtarJuly 17, 2019July 17, 2019

I’m not that quickI’m not that smartNo super skillsNo fancy artBut I can sitAnd I can waitFor goodness tendsTo walk in lateAnd I can wait

Sinning

by Khalid MukhtarJuly 9, 2019July 9, 2019

My Lord, how great the sign in every sinFor every sin produces one of two:A servant humbled by the mess he’s inOr a wretch preferring…

Mami’s Girl

by Khalid MukhtarJuly 2, 2019July 2, 2019

There were many sounds she hatedWords came harsh until the shots ill-fatedCut her papi down inside a storeBut then even harsher did this feelTo be…