Fatima

“I remember as if it was a given Friday in spring

Her voice still echoes like the fading light of the evening.”

Oh memories, how many times did he pray?

“I just can’t get her of my mind

A beautiful nature like hers is hard to find.”

His friends can’t see the picture, who leads the blind?

Irony, self-righteous fallacy.

“Fatima, you left them your name as a legacy.

I remember as if it was yesterday

Your words did not fade away:

‘Every child deserves a happy home

Embrace the orphans that were left alone

Left behind

In this world – they are in a bind’

The beauty of your words

Embracing every soul that hurts

Inside.

You bared your soul to me – you had nothing to hide.

Fatima.

A new era was born without a stigma

Hope in your eyes

– no lies

Foreign to your nature

Fatima, your smile is one feature

Unveiled amongst your fellows

Mellow

In mood.

It’s good

To be alive

I pray and strive

With all my heart and soul.

Fatima, what do you have as your goal?

‘Destiny – there might be a turn of the tide

It feels like my nation pretends to be asleep, just to hide

The pain – instead of holding hands and take a pride

We argued enough for today

All I want to say

Unite.

Let’s come back to the light.’

Have you seen those children, I keep thinking

If life is about living

rather existing

Why are they existing

To die for a living

Something has to change

We need to write a new page

She is who she is

Proud and prays for peace

Another day to seize

It is what it is

Mankind is not easy to please"

Fatima, I saw so much truth in her eyes

When she said: ‘Destiny rolled the dice

We are bond to our all creators divine plan’

Goodbye, until we meet again.

Inspired by Fatima Barrett

Pen 'N' Paper

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