Hope amongst the Sorrow

At times I find it hard to breath

The air seems trapped deep within my chest

A sorrowful feeling falls over me

A thick blanket that fails to warm me

It’s a feeling so strange

So hard to explain

Like a knot in my heart

That tightens around me

Yet amidst all the sorrow

There’s a feeling of hope

A feeling that burrows

Deep within me

Attempting to surface

To push away the pain

Like a friend, a companion

Someone who cares

It’s a feeling of peace

Like a voice, yet silent

Whispering in to my ear

Trying to provide a little comfort

Among the confusion and pain

It calls to me

To have some hope

Put my trust in it

Let my worries fade

All I need do is let myself go

Let go and all freely

I know it will catch me

In this I must have faith

This feeling, this friend

Whose love I cannot comprehend

Will be my candle

When I’m alone in the dark

I need only trust it

Reach out to touch it

Let it grasp my arm

When I reach out with my hand

This feeling of hope

Has only one source

That source is Allah

The gracious

The true