I ask your soul a question
your guide named you love
why do you choose otherwise
why do you chose hate
for the one your soul loves
did you know I am an illusion
a mirror unto you
through us hearts are tested
for claims and falsity
by those who make
grand claims
we trigger to test
how true souls are
as claims are mere words
unless proven
many ask for allegiance
and we turn them away
to others who have no bar
yet this love is expensive
where every faculty
shall be tested
in love’s astrolabe
to associate with a
Hussaini
may cost your life
wealth and honor
you’ll be broken
shattered and torn
the I effaced
you no more
shadows released
caprices made known
how will you reach kawther
bypassing the family
we are the signs
on the horizon
you assumed us boastful
listening to your Yazid
as he whispers more lies
we assert to remind
it is what it is
yet heavy for the mind
the ego despises
submission and praise
to other than itself
a secret hate affair
resentment fails to hide
nasibi or ashiqi
our test determines
either or
mark our words
we transmit from DNA
authorized guides
camouflage their reality
assimilate to imitate
in order to remain oblivious
create confusion
to test submission
the Dost is a friend
yet the Sun is a guide
seeking the Sun
you received her audience
presence and heart
but exclusivity
befits not Shams the guide
so jealousy became apparent
in this test of love
when conditions
arose and you failed
to love as love
ought to be loved
we filter to sift
pebbles from gems
rocks from jewels
this love expensive
so beware
go elsewhere
but love for us
is pure devotion
go elsewhere
many doors you shall find
none like ours
