Notes for Paradise
May 6, 2008 at 3:24 am (Arts, Bloggin', Deen On, Dunya Moment, Islam, Islam and Literature, Neurotica, The Umma)
Originally uploaded by Izzy Mo
Please.
Stop.
Think before you use that weapon.
Your tongue ain’t just a mere piece of flesh.
Words aren’t just sounds filling the air.
You say it’s venting and I understand having frustrations.
But you’re pointing that weapon at me.
And I did you no wrong.
I’m not your friend who stood you up
Or the husband who didn’t listen to you
I’m not the needy, crying son or spoiled daughter
I didn’t act rude to you at the mosque
Or cut you off in traffic
And while you can continue to scream and bite the backs of everyone who’s getting on your nerves,
I gotta hang up the phone.
Now!
You wreckin’ reputations with a mere phone call.
The mala’ika are busy taking notes.
And I don’t want to be a conspirator in your plot to drag us both to hell.
Don’t take it personal.
I just don’t want to know about your sex life.
Or about your brother-in-law.
Your mother will always get on your nerves and talking to me won’t change it.
There will always be rude people, racist people, stupid people.
So complain to Allah.
He won’t tell your daughter what you really think about her choices in life.
Or complain to the one your tongue is so willing to malign
Tell your son he’s lazy and he should help you around the house—not me!
And do me one more favor.
If I start talking about other people
Don’t hesitate.
Just walk away while I’m in mid sentence
I’ll know what ya mean.
DB said,
May 6, 2008 at 9:11 pm
I definatly agree.
Not Related (or maybe it is) I think this needs saying in a time when people have been indoctrinated to think all governments mean well and are basically good if they are ‘democratic’.
To be GOVERENED
To be GOVERNED is to be watched, inspected, spied upon, directed, law-driven, numbered, regulated, enrolled, indoctrinated, preached at, controlled, checked, estimated, valued, censured, commanded, by creatures who have neither the right nor the wisdom nor the virtue to do so. To be GOVERNED is to be at every operation, at every transaction noted, registered, counted, taxed, stamped, measured, numbered, assessed, licensed, authorized, admonished, prevented, forbidden, reformed, corrected, punished. It is, under pretext of public utility, and in the name of the general interest, to be placed under contribution, drilled, fleeced, exploited, monopolized, extorted from, squeezed, hoaxed, robbed; then, at the slightest resistance, the first word of complaint, to be repressed, fined, vilified, harassed, hunted down, abused, clubbed, disarmed, bound, choked, imprisoned, judged, condemned, shot, deported, sacrificed, sold, betrayed; and to crown all, mocked, ridiculed, derided, outraged, dishonored. That is government; that is its justice; that is its morality -
Pierre Joseph Proudhon (General Idea of the Revolution in the Nineteenth Century)
Anon said,
May 7, 2008 at 10:20 am
Assalaamu alaikum,
A reminder that we all need… it’s so easy to slip into backbiting and other sins of the tongue… and these days, there’s an attitude that you’re supposed to be open and tell everything about yourself and everybody else - which is not our way.
Aaminah said,
May 8, 2008 at 12:39 am
Asalaamu alaikum ukhti-wukhti,
Love this poem… and um, yeah, thanks for the reminder that I really really needed (but you knew that, didn’t you?).
So, it’s OT, but wanted to let you know I’ve just tagged you too.
http://writeoussisterspeaks.wordpress.com/2008/05/08/be-hopeful/
izzymo said,
May 8, 2008 at 11:33 am
Walaikum salaam:
DB: Are you an anarchist? I ask because you quoted an anarchist and because some people may believe in anarchist philosophy but may not necessarily label themselves as anarchists. I would delve into this further but it’s too early and I’m very sleepy. I will come back to this, insha’Allah.
Anon: Yes! It’s so easy. So terribly easy. One minute you’re talking about a movie, the next you’re blabbing on your sister. Astagfirullah.
Aaminah: You tagged me. If I create any future blog rules, it would be the prohibition of tagging Izzy Mo. As for gheeba, oy, girl, we ALL need help in this department.