Bearing No Sin

By Jiah Zahid Abdulla

In this darkness here I lay

With no one here to stay

It’s hard to fathom what I look like

As here there’s no light to see

I cook, I eat and I sleep

In this darkness here with me.

I wish for someone to light my house

I meagre spark would work for me.

A drop of affection is far enough.

Does everyone feel the same?

If not, then I refuse to take this.

I forbid this dark shadow

That surrounds me.

The lonely beast,

That feeds on me.

I recall bearing no sin,

Neither do I inherit one.

What for is this penance?

What for does my lord

Abandon me.

By Jiah Zahid Abdulla