Anguish of Absence a poem by M.T. Al-Mansouri,Ph.D.

[M.T. Al-Mansouri, Ph.D.]

 

Anguish of absence, the longing soul that  awaits admonition.
Days of fear and agony, who share in them?

Do you remember when you were overwhelmed by fear and agony? 
Old friendships and the mirage of tranquility are fleeting.
Nights of arts and singing do you remember?
The God who  created the sun, the wind and the clouds embedded in these  beings anguish.  Anguish of  times and seasons.
Do you know Opium? And the  East African khat? Khat, Marungi, Miraa are all the  baptism names of Khat. Khat needs  lots of water and clay to grow. This is called the anguish of nature.
Wine and grape leaves work  together  for the good of those  who sharpen their taste buds for wine. Who are they? They are those who say a glass of wine is good for digestion. 
 Anguish of absences, does it get washed away by heavy rain?
Jesus and the Last Supper. Was the last supper  only good for  the righteous? No, even traitors  shared  the Last  Supper with Jesus. Do you remember eating with a traitor at the same table? Who was he or she? Did he or she betray you by a kiss or by gossip?
The season of pilgrimage comes once at certain times of your life. And  the Al-Ghadeer Holiday has  its season. How do you celebrate these two  occasions?
Anguish of  Absence, the  longing soul  of admonition, never moves away.
Anguish  of absence in Life and death comes with the sound of thunder.
Fate determines destiny and the loss of anguish is a premonition of the promised splendor.