NEVER FORGOTTEN

The days of slate and chalk,
Are not easy to erase,
They hold memories,
Of my childhood,
A time long passed
But never forgotten

Those days of rainy baths with laughter Rising into the skies
The joy always palpable
Even if it meant a fever later on
Those memories live on
They are never forgotten

Those days of childish mischief
Always on the move, no restriction
I see those days in hindsight
But they seem almost fictitious
Those memories are embedded
They can never be forgotten

© AishaAbdulkarim

GHOST

The lines are being drawn in the sky
I can hear the incessant beat like the champion's drum
Mother earth gives an irritated shake
The phenomenon is not for the faint at heart

The uproar does not faze me
I am trapped in a world of you
I need not search deep into my mind's eye
You are always close to the surface

The wind reminds me of you
You were quite similar to it in many ways
The feel of you was beautiful
But i could never really hold you

I felt you ascend
It was a majestic feeling
But what hurt the most was
I never really saw you, my departed ghost

© AishaAbdulkarim

MAYBE

I hate the maybe
It means I never dared to try
I always told such lies
I cut off all my ties
A complete mess I made of my life

My maybe tells my story
It shows you who I am
A shadow of the me I remember
From January to december
Needing help no one can render

I always did wonder
The maybe making me ponder
How happy I would have been
Had I made you mine
But the maybe never leaves with time

© AishaAbdulkarim