On My Own
Where were you
when I was down
and needed you
to lend me a hand?
Where were you
when I was weak
and needed to
lean onto you?
Where were you
when I was lonely
and needed you
to be by my side?
Where were you
when I was beset
with doubts and fears
and needed you
to comfort me?
Now I have come
to depend on myself
and need you no more,
Now I feel secure
down here and do not
need to be picked up,
Darkness had held me
in its comforting arms
for many silent nights
Now I do not need the
blinding rays of light
Nor do I need the guiding
trail to show me the way,
In the wild ways of wilderness
I have now come to feel at home.
In the midst of gathering fog
and the darkening clouds
I am the one who set sail,
Now I see clearly in the darkness
and savor the melody of the storm,
I sail calmly into the wild seas
and fault no one
if I hit the rocky shores,
I will yield readily to
the death’s overtures!
Copyright © Abdul Malik | Year Posted 2015
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