"Hajj"
Poetry by Michael F. Nyiri
03/05/08 6:44 a.m. pst
After living
full the rewards of a vibrant life
Fathering the progeny of individual insistence,
The faithful pause for reflection and purpose
Existing regrets and past dalliances with
Maleficent meandering are finally filed clean.
Cleanse the soul while marching toward Mecca
Erase the doubt and fears of unripened existence
Come together
with the scattered shards of humanity
Gather your doubts and brave the long journey
Lose the present as you lumber toward the past
Throw stones at your devilish inconsistencies
Purge the past around the fifth column
Pray with fervor and with fullfilment
On the way toward your personal renascence
As you don
your robes and sandals
Nothing between man and God
Save your personal conversations and remembrance
Speak what has been long silent or hidden
Walk the seven times around the Ka'aba
Tightly massed with humanity's fellows
Alone together with the Godhead
Poetry
2008
