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Hijab

Cloth spun over the head under the neck

A pin placed there and here

Hair and neck covered

A shirt that reveals nothing

Pants that cover everything

Within these actions lies freedom

& within these words lie dignity

  She walks the streets modestly

A stare from him, a stare from her

But she walks with her head raised proudly

For she chose

  She chose to hide what is hers

She chose to let people hear her voice

She chose to shy away from attention

She chose that in order to be seen, she must be hidden

  She chose not to show what her husband should only see

She chose not to bring attention to herself

She chose not to let her body parts speak louder than her words

She chose not to be seen by her image, but by her actions.

  If only the world let her do this quietly

If only people would understand that the way she dresses is not a means of oppression

But a means of freedom

A means of expressing oneself in the simplest of ways

  But sadly we have not reached that time

For a woman with a scarf on her head is “forced to by her father”

& a woman that wears a veil is “forced to by her extremist husband”

  But we have reached the time

When liberation is when a woman wears nothing

& when she walks out of her house so freely she is indeed the definition of free

  In my mind’s eye this world has everything twisted, turned, and rotated 360 

For isn’t a woman that decides to cover by her own choice the same as a woman that decides to wear nothing at all?

  The Hijab isn’t a tool to cover one’s head

Its purpose is modesty

& to me it is the decision that “what I say is more important, then what I have to show”  

- Aisha Birani

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Firstly, I'd love to say that your poetry is absolutely beautiful. Randomly stumbled upon it by chance and I'm glad I did. The reason was I have a friend that's used "ShadowedDreams" as a moniker before and here I am. I'm curious as to where to you originally found or derived it from, if you wouldn't mind letting me know. Really looking forward to the next piece you put out too.

Thank you so much for this, I know its a late reply very late actually but it stil deserves an answer. I think my next poem will be posted soon. I have moments where words just come to me but the timing is all over the place the last poem i wrote was in like may.. its been awhile since ive been inspired.As for the name 'shadoweddreams' i honestly cant remember why i chose it, but i do think i favored my dreams over reality when i created my tumblr page and that might have been an influence.

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Tears

they are formed by the emotions that create you  they each have a story  words unspoken  words unheard  little droplets flowing all alone  full of hatred, full of grief  sometimes theyre all thats left  when youre left alone  to bleed  a mother  lost both her sister & her brother sitting alone as they fall no one is around her  a friend, eyes that never shed for the sake of this world  only allowing god to see him when he is weak yet he is calm, thoughtful a believer  feeling relief but also feeling pain they build up inside her  her body feels weak, she is ready to explode a woman feeling worthless, all alone  pushing people aside, creating a world organized her way  where shell be happy, invincible now.. a little girl stands alone  holding on  to what the worlds left for her to hold  shes a victim of her own mistakes  her vision blurs  her heart aches  shes left alone regretting whats at stake  she feels light headed  stop! somebody help to late.. the memories are tooo strong. the pain hits. her heart is shattered  she is alone  no one hears her deafening screams  her heart beat is loud  her pulse quickens she is alone  nobody to accompany her/him/them but the beautiful  words of their soul  slowly dripping down their face they feel weak.  tears.  thats all thats left. of a story. better left. untold. 

- Aisha Birani

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dont. think.

not to think is to create bliss it is to breathe not to think is to forget it is to dissapear not to think is to stop it is to begin -aishaa

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Listen

Allow your ears to be filled 

with the familiar voice 

of your friend. 

Allow that voice to touch 

the last hair on your head

and the end of your biggest toe.

Allow your heart to feel what that voice feels 

Allow your soul to understand 

the pain within that voice. 

That voice speaks a story. 

A story held

within your friends heart.

That voice, is the only thing

your friend has

to hold on to  

Please. Just Listen.

-Aisha Birani

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Hate.

Hate.

one word. 

a strong feeling. 

a weak aspect. 

empowering. 

no escape. 

-Aisha Birani

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The Conclusion

& the grenades they be falling

Like the words we be talking

They be hurting us left and right

Leaving scars plain in sight

Our hearts wanting to say sorry

But our minds just keep on going

Shooting bullets through our hearts

Not knowing what’s been done

till we feel the knife go through

Then it be too late to start anew

Because we officially feel the damage.

Over and done with 

-Aisha Birani

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Unnecessary Variables

what we had was undescribable. entertwined we were inseperable.

we knew each other inside & out, memories made, no space left for doubt.

you,

me.

me,

you.

us.

promises that kept us intouch. in sync.

hearts beating as one, no distractions. no variables or equations, just us, no outside duplications.

we were one.

but now were two.

including three, four & five.

we have enough for a group now. space for lies.

placing doubt where there shouldnt be. but in reality we shouldve seen,

if we were as strong as we believed none of this would have been achieved. 

-Aisha Birani

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Arab or Muslim ?

You are not seen as an 'arab'  You are seen as a muslim  You are not a freedom walker  You are abd allah  You are not alone You are part of a brotherhood  You are not a picture to look at You are a role model to learn from  Stop showing skin that shouldnt be shown  Your mama allows it your papa allows it  But God doesnt.  Stop smoking stuff that shouldnt be consumed  Youve learnt to live with it Youve accepted it  But God hasnt.  You are not seen as an arab  When you chose to make wrong decisions  You are seen as a muslim lead astray 

In the end you are who you choose to be  These words may or may not effect you  Cause really you wont listen to anyone except yourself  Which is sad. cause I am you & you are me. 

-Aisha Birani

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Selfish Me

I want somebody To save me, Hold me, Whisper I miss you terribly. I want somebody to care for me Give me a shoulder to cry on Smile when I want to frown & love me when I'm down

I want to be your remedy. Your reason to want to smile You antidote when your down & your hope when no ones around. I want to be your Best friend, your baby & keep you safe, because I'm your lady I want to be the one That you tell all your problems too & ill whisper back what you aught to do Don’t you wish we could? Be the people that would Stay together, forever, & spend all of life mending all those promises we broke.

-Aisha Birani

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Hey, I like your poetry. I had hoped there would be more after reading the first two. [:

aww thank you. :) & there will be. i think ima post one up today. follow me ! :D 

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Where I'm From

I am from hurt and anger

From mistakes and experience

I am from bayee and imy

From Abir, Saide, and Ali

I am from love lost and love found

I am from a lesson learned and a lesson forgotten 

I am from the moments I’m with you

From the happiness and the hurt

I am from forgive and survive

From Muslim and Islam

I am from the hijab upon my head

To the Eman inside my heart

I am from books and knowledge

I am from the moments of patience and the moments I explode

I am from the words on peoples tongues 

From the lies they create

I am from the words that broke me

From the words that have healed me

I am from December 16th

From the weeks that followed

I am from the loss of friends and family 

From tears and pain

I am from trying to make things right 

I am from the thoughts that hurt me every night

From the distance that created problems

I am from the things stolen from me

I am from the past and the future

From whom I was and who I will be 

I am from the hope you give me

From the love I have received

I am from the memories that hold me together sane and complete 

-Aisha Birani 

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Empty Promises

I’m a bird ready to take off. Ready to leave everything behind To show some people what their missing & others what they’ve got . I may have a smile on my face But I have a dark secret inside I live for others happiness & leave mine a side. I may want him to come back I sometimes worry and cry You might think you know me But you’re looking at a lie. I miss the old you The one who’d laugh and complain. The guy I thought was different But I guess you’re all the same. I love you & I know that But sometimes it’s hard to explain Like your eyes that sparkle Or your laugh that makes me insane. I remember our memories The times we used to laugh. The broken promises & the empty words you had. You see it’s almost 12 at night & you’ve got me up writing this shit Yea. I know it’s hard to believe But truth is, you’re the loser I fell in love with 

-Aisha Birani