2006 Youth Poetry Winner
Beginning to End

 

Youth Category Winner
2006 Poetry Contest

Beginning to End
By Mohamed Ali


Part 1


At the beginning I worshiped sticks and stones,

some goat’s bone,

I ate my gods when I was hungry

I would ask how can this be holy if I eat it ?

so i became atheist


Part 2

when you came with
the message I came

to ask you if God would accept me

i was accepted by my Lord

Allah

He is not seen or heard, eaten or burned

no!


Part 3

your gods came after you

you made them with

sticks and glue

but mashaAllah look at you

clay with blood sharp with mud

sons and daughters of Adam and Hawah

your favorite brother

Prophet Muhammad is what we call him


Part 4

He did not need the light
because that was what he was

He did not take revenge or want to

disrupt or destroy

for you this is O my Prophet Muhammad (saw)

if you people looked at Hilary Duff what would you say?

don’t tell me because I know what

you would say oh look at her she is so pretty

if you looked at Prophet Yousuf you would

cut your fingers off


Part 5


what about the Prophet Muhammad, you would

look at him for one second and look back

at your hand and see blood dripping

with your arm on the ground


Part 6

You would celebrate a birthday with
some cakes and hats, a few paper plates

what would that do? Make you happy

for a day or two

why don’t you do what he wants you to do

fast on your birthday to follow

the ummah and the sunnah. Know that

will stay with you: your deeds.

 

 

 

 

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