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7/31/2019 A Symbol of My Love ~ My Declaration
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A Symbol of My Love
My Declaration
Going out to the world is a long journey,
Every step I take, I do so with pride,
Confidence is all they see as I stride,
They cantfathom why my beauty I hide.
On the streets bewildered eyes at me stare,
I return their gazes with smiling eyes,They wonder about my covered hair,
And the reason behind my foreigndisguise.
They assume Im bound by my beliefs,
An enslaved soul, a prisoner behind my veil,
They think Im a figure of oppression,
A lost silhouette hiding behind a male.
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Though my beauty from the world I chooseto conceal,
I have an identity, a voice, and a mind of my own,
My inner beauty to them Ill happily reveal,
Because of my veil, as a human, Ive grown.
My hair, my body arent for others to see,
Focussing on living my life with honesty,
Not a slave to modern day conventions to fit in,
With an embracing heart, and every new day,
The words of Allh
I chooseto obey
Since Im willing to declare my love to others,
As a sign of my respect and appreciation,
So why not do the same by donning my veil?
And submit to Allh
,
and let it be my declaration.
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Let me make my message clear:
My first reason for the veil is to Please Allh ,
Second, my love for TheProphet,Peace Be Upon Him,
My third to emulate the Great Mothers of Faith[1],
A decision that was not made on a mere whim.
Idontpractise the veil for the sake of any man,
Nor because it happens to be the fashion of the day,
I practise it because I Love my Creatorand Himalone,
And for His LoveIm happy to submit to Hisway.
[1] In Islm, the Honourable Wives of Prophet Muhammad are entitled The Mothers of the
Believers. For poetic reasons I chose to refer to them as Mothers of Faith.
Saturday, 8thOctober 2005
London, UK