“Lost and Found: Seeking the Light of the Imam”
By Sujjawal Ahmad
I wandered lonely with a heart so intoxicated
Through a desolate land, dismayed and isolated;
Seeking life and solace, but finding only fear,
In this barren land, where hope disappeared.
No voices reached my ears, no sounds embraced,
Only rippling sands, leaving trails displaced.
In the distance, no shadows met my sight,
No grass, no plants, no meadows of delight.
Crazy winds that crashed over me elapsed,
And pointing at my lapse, they whispered with a dual:
“You lost everyone, O dear one! both kith and kin
Near and dear, of the color of your skin.”
To these winds, with a voiceless plea, my soul inquired,
“What have I carried? What have I left behind?” it desired.
“O mindless one,” they answered, mocking my plight,
“You carried your body, but left your intellect behind.”
My soul was surrounded by clouds of uncertainty,
It then looked up to the blue sky in agony;
O Blessed Elijah! Come soon, I search for you and I seek for you!
I have steadfast all my heart and hope in you;
You are the path, that lights saddened hearts
You are a thought that lives to join broken hearts;
You calm the souls in the world redeemed;
Let now this wayfarer, at the last, know his relief.
A door then opened!
And God’s mercy shown upon a worthless soul;
For what more do I seek in this earthly strife,
A company of his holy presence,
And a vision of his blessed countenance,
For the Light of Imam of Age has now touched my soul…!
Ismailimail 
You are an amazing soul Sujjawal. Your longing and awakening is very evident in your poem. I feel a pathos and a never ending void in you, wanting to be filled my someone’s unconditional presence. You have or Hanover found. I see your deep loneliness and I feel your inner void. And I listen to grief you are trying tell to see you as you are. I want to say to that aspect of you that I see it and hear it loud.
You are amazing poet , keep this alive in you wherever you go!
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Thank you thats very kind of you. The poem reflects my spiritual journey, a journey that started wandering through the clouds of darkness and ended with spiritual awakening. And I am glad to know you see what the poem calls its readers to see.
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