I'd Like to die young

But I guess I am not privileged

To be granted such a high status...

I want to lean against a tree

Sit among the hush of the night with the breeze

And listen to the waves as they lick my feet

Haiku By Maria Yousuf

I am free

From needing somebody

To listen to me

Haiku By Maria Yousuf

Hurricane of truth

And a tornado of lies

Unaware of what either comprise

Haiku By Maria Yousuf

Only when you are in Pain

Do you realize

How relaxing your life is

Haiku By Maria Yousuf

Being attached is trusting someone with your life

Trusting them with every secret and ache

But that was my mistake

I should have taken you for what you had said

Quatrain By Maria Yousuf

I guess its over, I feel a dull ache pulsing as it dies

I revive your hurting words and wait for the tears and cries

but there is nothing, just faded, hollow and forgotten times

Haiku By Maria Yousuf

I hope it comes soon, the day I stop trusting blindly

The day you hurt and break me

The day I turn away from thee

Haiku By Maria Yousuf

I am waiting for the moment when it will break

I know its not far away

Because I can see your colors change

Haiku By Maria Yousuf

They misunderstood me and said a lot that broke me

I never thought you would ever be among those who would mistake me

But now there you are, saying those exact words and wrongfully accusing me

Haiku By Maria Yousuf

You stood beside me and heard my sobbing words

I never stopped to think that you would ever forget all you heard

But now i see you, on the opposite end staring at me

Haiku By Maria Yousuf

I want to submerge beneath

And weep my tears in the sea

Where no one would see me

Haiku By Maria Yousuf

When a breath of worry touches you I silence it by saying its all okay

But I wish you would turn around and look me in the eyes and say

"Don't lie, trust me and let me take your pain away"

Haiku By Maria Yousuf

You are a complete fool to believe what I say

Now I know

You don't really know me anyway

Haiku By Maria Yousuf

Take me out to the sea

I want to feel and submerge in the tranquility

Smell the salty air and hear the waves crash softly

Haiku By Maria Yousuf

When I see that others have someone to share everything with...That is when I realize I am all alone

Blood rushes to my head and my nerves begin pulsing

It blocks my ears and I am deaf to what others are saying

My heartbeat quickens and I am unable to speak

Wrath blinds me as White Hot Fury engulfs me

This is what Anger does to me

Disables me from clarity

But I am lost in its torrents of waves

There is nothing I can do to escape

Maria Yousuf

I am believing your words

Living a lie

Because I know your promises will die

Haiku By Maria Yousuf

I am coated with layers of azure, violet and indigo

Bathing in stirring thoughts, hot and cold

Lost in memories I had known

Haiku By Maria Yousuf

.:Birthday Gift For You:.

A glimpse is all I need

To know your identity

But you'll never know who I'll be

Never know how deep

Never know which leap

I'll remain an intriguing mystery

So stop searching for a way

Because I have blocked all paths from within

You will learn who I am only if I choose to let you in

To my little one, Franny, for your birthday(I know its early)

Read this on September 19, 2010 *HAPPY BIRTHDAYYYYY* :) x0x0x0

I'll be your pillar of strength

Be the one there when you are in need

All I need from you is a little faith in me

Haiku By Maria Yousuf

I am that friend to you

The one whom i never had

So you wont be as lonely as me and wont be as sad

Haiku By Maria Yousuf

I'll be the one who you need me to be

The one to hold your hand while you sleep

The one to wipe away those tears that seep

But will you be that someone for me?

The one who holds my hand and wipes my tears away?

The one by my bedside when I ask you to stay?

Maria Yousuf

Dusty typewriters

Dark corners

I've forgotten I ever was a mourner

Haiku By Maria Yousuf

I nursed your wounds for hours

Numbed your aching cries

Can you not lay a single rose, on my casket when I die?

Haiku By Maria Yousuf

Am I not significant?

Am I not yours?

Am I not the one whom you adored?

Haiku By Maria Yousuf

I am lost in a maze

Lost to be found

Lost to be let out in the clouds

Haiku By Maria Yousuf

I am caught between the valley of waves

Lost in confusion and time

Enslaved

Haiku By Maria Yousuf

I try to help you see truth, try and make you sane

You smile for a moment and then begin crying again

I sit down and begin wiping away all your tears and pain

Haiku By Maria Yousuf

I try and make you happy and smile

And I hear your laughter and see your crinkled eyes

Sadly it only lasts for a while

Haiku By Maria Yousuf

I like how it hurts

Like how I Cry

It reminds me I'm alive

Haiku By Maria Yousuf

No Immortal lives true

They are but a corpse carried by a soul

Be grateful to death, it gives living another role

Haiku By Maria Yousuf

In the inky blue of midnight

Serenade beneath the starlight

And whisper shivers of delight

Haiku By Maria Yousuf

The thunder is your echo, your storm's peace

The rain is your ache, your unheard pleas

Walk away, forgive, forget, let go of your anger, cease

Haiku By Maria Yousuf

If you hear me cry

And ask me why

I'll know your worry is a Lie

Haiku By Maria Yousuf

Spin love from strands of clouds

Weave vines of intimacy and create a shroud

Wrap it around you as you vowed

Haiku By Maria Yousuf

"I Love thee" say Shakespeare's plays

But I wonder if that's what I'll say

When I find someone worth my night and days

Haiku By Maria Yousuf

I'll watch you from far away

Think if you think of me the same way

And unwillingly wish to shove it out of my way

Haiku By Maria Yousuf

You just stand there and watch me

I wonder if you wonder

What is going through my mind

Haiku By Maria Yousuf

Its all okay

As long as you tell me you Love Me

Before I die

Haiku By Maria Yousuf

.:How Long?:.

My throat chokes and heart clenches

Breath catches and I cry

Sentiments well and emotions spill

Feelings ache and I know why

I dive in an abyss and hide

If you ever see me I'll probably lie

Its been so long since I poured my sentiments while I cried

So long since I knew why

So long since I pacified myself with lies

So long since I buried my cries

So long since I sought questions and wondered why

So long since I truthfully lied

How long will these tears cry?

How long until they dry?

How long until the misery hides?

How long until it all dies?

How long until I get laugh lines?

How long until I finally find happiness and smiles?

Time doesn't matter...Its what it ends up at that does

.:Today:.

I'm lonely so very lonely...

Today I need you to wipe my tears away

Need you to hug me and say its all okay

Need you to listen to the despondent words I say

Need you to spread a smile on my tear stained face

Today I need you to give me your support and faith

Need you to give me happiness for and against all it takes

Need you to give me me comfort and solace

Need you to give me laughter and take away all aches

Today I need you to be my hero and come to my rescue

Today I need you to give me all like I given you

Today I need you to do everything for me like I have done

Today I need you to be there for me completely just this once

The tracks are empty and the air barren

No train puffs smoke or hoots deafning sirens

I sit alone on the lone bench, sharing with no one my teary silence

Haiku By Maria Yousuf

I'm far away from you, far far away

You are engrossed elsewhere and never listen to what I say

Your prescence is a shadow which fails to recognize my soul

I wonder if thats how we'll depart, strangers unknown

Quatrain By Maria Yousuf

.:Beads for Recitation:.

.:Recite for Allah:.

.:Words of Allah:.

Zindagi Ishq hai

Ashiqoon ka mazhar

Uss Khuda ke liyay

Jis ne kiya hum se pyaar

Urdu Poetry By Maria Yousuf

Yeh roshan zindagi mein andheray kahan?

Jab dil mein noor hai tou duniya kia?

Dil mein noor ALLAH ki mohabbat

Jaan aur maal saab ALLAH ki qudrat

Urdu Poetry By Maria Yousuf

Laughing a little louder today?

Smiling a little wider today?

You are a little happier each day

Haiku By Maria Yousuf

To every dreaming girl

Your life is a fairytale

Just make it happen...

Haiku By Maria Yousuf