Have you ever found your soul’s song scattered about?
There you are
Seeking…
Searching…
Finding it…
Between bulky boulders and rocks
In quaint dessert cafés that barely sleep, no matter the clock
Among thorny plants and at the sight of a cactus
Under thick soft blankets that melt your coldness into bliss
During a simple olive-picking activity
Or when standing beneath the shade of a lemon tree —
Have you ever found your soul’s song scattered about?
Have you ever found your heart beats scattered about?
There you are
Seeking…
Searching…
Finding it…
In a yellow taxi cab playing classical Fayrouz
During a road trip car playing Oumayma Khalil tunes
In a stab of nostalgia, hearing Rihanna in a Hebron shopping mall
At the sight of a man proudly galloping in traffic, on a horse so tall
Against the backdrop of scents, spices and music in the open marketplace
With the rhythm of footsteps walking distances in the lit-up night space —
Have you ever found your heart’s beats scattered about?
Have you ever found your mind’s thoughts scattered about?
There you are
Seeking…
Searching…
Finding it…
In the eyes of kind, compassionate, down-to-earth people
As you acknowledge this land was walked on by prophets without equal
In the bubbling words of an enlightened, engaging conversation
Upon entering any shop that is casually playing Quranic recitation
In the sanctity of being in the Ibrahimi Mosque, or Cave of Patriarchs
In the old stone buildings, colourful fall vines, and structural archs —
Have you ever found your mind’s thoughts scattered about?
Have you ever found your soul’s song, heart and mind
All
Debating, wondering, arguing,
persuading, agreeing, disagreeing,
musing, guessing, being certain,
being uncertain, pondering, reflecting —-
On what home means?
On where home is?
Who home is?
Why home is?
Alas.
Have you ever found your soul’s song, heart and mind scattered about?
And Allah knows Best.
-A.S.
-Written November 11, 2017
Yep~