Friday, February 25, 2011

Don't use my vulnerabilities against me
Use the moments I shared
Don't use them to hurt me
Or you'll shatter my trust in whomever I care

Maria Yousuf

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Nocturnal Lights

The Dusk always dawns

And night always falls

You may wish it were always light

That the sun would never go down

But that’s the cycle of life


It’s when your stand in the dark

That you recognize your true friends

Know who stand by you and who leave

And as truth reveals

They all abandon you


Those whom you believed in

Or were the roots that held you

Were the trunks that supported you

Or the walls that listened

They all strand you alone


So when facing the dark

Don’t seek guidance elsewhere

Don’t ask for assistance

People may be there for a while

But then they all fade


They fade into their own lives

Seeking their own light and guidance

Asking for assistance from someone else

Finding roots and trunks to hold them up

And may be lost in their love


The guidance lies within

The nocturnal lights not only shine in the sky

But shine from within you too

They are the strength you own and the faith you have

The hope you harbor and the belief you grasp


Let them guide you

On the face of this earth

And the path you walk

Guide you to the path you seek

And the path you wish to follow


The nocturnal lights awaken when all else is asleep

When everyone leaves

They guide you when the night is blinding dark

And when you are alone

Let the nocturnal lights guide you tonight


Monday, February 21, 2011

The Sky is my Canvas

The Sky is my Canvas
When it awakens
It becomes an empty canvas
And the travelling clouds my art
When dusk dawns
And night falls
It reveals a new palette
Twinkling stars

May it be night or day
In the tundra or on the highway
I will always have a canvas to cast my art on
Clouds by day
Stars at night
Neither will ever be gone
The sky will forever be my canvas
No matter which path I am on

Maria Yousuf