When You Sing

When You Sing

(dhikr with shaykh ebrahim)

when you sing

with that astonishing voice

rich like a tropical forest

resonant, powerful

and so deep

like the voice

 of a mountain 

if it could speak

i fear

my heart will burst

i want to sob

and sing

and dance

simultaneously

like a fiend

undone, unhinged

by the music

like a caged beast

finally

set free

to drown

in your flaming

velvet breath

thundering, Hayyee!

and just be

that sound

you make

which is

what lies deep

deep inside my 

own heart

and for which

i will never

have the right words

or voice

or speech

11th january 2014

from the upcoming book "The Truth Is Love"

photo: madiha aijaz

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