Soul Awakening
A vivid light splits through darkness, depth and despair
Opening my heart to new beginning, diving deep inside to go aware
Nothing, and no one can block your way in finding the truth
Get comfortable with yourself, leave the messy things, be in sooth
Somewhere beyond the deep horizons, is a place you belong
Where an orchestra plays your favorite sweet melancholic song
Save from vultures that feasted on my loving and peaceful heart
The hungry predators preyed upon to tear me apart
Rising from the past failures winning the battle of ebbs
Still finding courage, gaining strength to stand upon my legs
The scars will heal, and you will feel lighter and better
You will change and blossom, to get more positive and wiser
Love is not the only endeavor to hang and hold on forever
Open your soul to new awakening, feel the nature’s hidden treasure
Essence of Peace
The world is going through unprecedented chaos
Wars, hatred, confusion is looming widely across
Death and destruction is bringing enormous loss
Conflicts are raging high, the affected people are living in pathos
Love and hate are closely related with one another
It is only in the human nature to feel certain cloud cover
Hating someone leaves scars that are too ugly to ponder
Avoid toxic people, fear the path of darkness, feel better
Elegance is when the inside is as beautiful as your face
The further you drift from hate, the more beauty you embrace
Forgive your enemies, let your anger pass and tenderness surface
It is only the light that can drive out darkness and bring grace
Good things are hard to achieve, and bad things trouble free to grab
It is very difficult to save a fellow human, but easy to stab
Freedom from prejudice, discrimination, snobbishness is better to nab
The worst sin towards humanity is violence, that needs a dab
The Night of Solitude
The night is murky and lonely, lights have gone out
After showing their beautiful effects, stars enshroud
The moon has hidden her face behind the clouds
Stormy winds have silenced their sounds
Colour of spring is fading away in oblivion
Stop a while, the atmosphere is full of passion
Sing a song for me, full of joy and exhilaration
The confusion buried in my heart has no easy solution
When there is resolve, why to stay untraced?
How many dreams from the beginning, I have braced
Alas! When my eyes opened, dreams have fled.
Leaving me to lament, the mind body and heart to bled
It is not so easy to suppress the bounties of emotions
Wounds may be healed but scars can’t be cured by lotions
One can forget the pain by pretending to be fine
But it returns when the loneliness and solitude combine
Inayatullah is a well-known poet, essayist, and academic from India. He is a regular contributor to renowned international poetry groups and journals. His weekly posts “Sunday Slice,” has a wide readership and has earned him recognition in scholarly forums for providing value based education to the student community. His poetry covers a variety of themes and has earned him many accolades.