Bad Dreams
Author's Note:
surah- chapter of the quraan/ prayer
jinn- invisible spirits which can be good or bad,
and may interact with men and can create bad dreams
*(Philosophical)
When I had bad dreams
My love taught me surahs
That I might recite at night
To prevent my mind
From being poisoned
By evil jinn...
I thought of gently reminding him
That jinn were not the only beings
Capable of evil-
Nor could they be blamed
For every troubled mind-
The memory of a smack
Stings at least as much
As from a being of clay as fire;
Harsh words are as scalding
As from a tongue of flame-
At least were it jinn
I could have claimed
It was something inhuman
That harmed me,
Not my own-
But
I don't say these things-
It's not his fault...
So I smile,
And tell him I love him,
And let him explain to me
How to rid myself of
The only demons he knows
How to protect me from
Copyright © Cameron Hartley | Year Posted 2014
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