For Thee

Where are the words?

Much I want to say

But with heaviness of heart

I can only pray

My love and hope for you

My thoughts, my tears

Only to Allah

I pour my fears

My request to Him

That He grants us His mercy

And all His good blessings

And to make it easy

For a journey with good health

In a fruitful life

Filled with charity and good deeds

In His way we strive

May He be pleased

With what we offer

May He grant us Jannah

In the hereafter

Emma Abdul Manaf • Kelana Jaya • Tuesday 29 January 2013 • 2230hrs

Many But None

I have words, many

But I am at a loss to say it right

I know what I want to say

But I fear it may come out wrong

I know what I need to say

But I fear it may sound too strong

To say that things will be alright

I don't really know for we haven't the sight

To offer the comfort of tomorrow

I can't guarantee we won't see sorrow

For once, I am subdued

My thoughts, confused

My speech, reduced

And I can only offer a slow smile

The hurt of today

I can't help but pray

That things will work out best, our way

And all I can say is it will take a while

Until the time when the words come out right

Until the time the pain subsides

We will continue to venture and explore

And through it all we will endure

We have to choose for how we tread

We are what we are from whence we were

From that distant past that we had shared

And through the all that brought us here

Emma Abdul Manaf • Kelana Jaya • 0920hrs Wednesday 16 January 2013

In Retrospect

And you wonder and wonder and wonder..
How much of it is true?
How much of it is really sincere?
Do they really care about you?

And I wonder and wonder and wonder..
And I wonder about you.


Emma Abdul Manaf • 1200hrs 08 January 2013. • Kelana Jaya