Saturday, August 14, 2010

Ramadan Challenge: #3 Halima

Fourth Ramadan away from Hoyo

And it already feels like eternity

Fourth Ramadan away from Home

And it feels like forty years

Fourth Ramadan away from Mumbai

And it feels like a big void in my heart

Fourth Ramadan away from everything I have ever known

And it still feels like I am a stranger in a strange land

Fourth Ramadan away from my little brothers

And it feels like my heart is no longer beating in my soul

Fourth Ramadan away from Hoyo

And nothing, absolutely, nothing feels right.

-Halima Ahmed

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