Legacy
For years our union was despised
You worshipped Ishwar and I, Allah
Creator of the universe
Who has seen, who has heard, who has felt the divine love?
I thought ours was cosmic, spanning thousands of years into the present
A beautiful love born of innocence
When you had not yet learned to hate my god.
Years into the future who knew that cruelty would become its legacy
Hate silenced your heart
You heard none of love
No matter the screams
I became a burden
A lovely crime
That was meant to not only be erased but betrayed
In a way
I could never stand up
and speak of a love that could look beyond rituals
a love that would re-write the pages of history
a history where we pray together to those that remain unseen
felt in love, a love so divine it erases the cruel words meant to taint our union
but your heart had already turned deaf, filled with hate for my kind
reducing me to value, set by your people, who weigh love in gold.
I was never fond of gold so I chose the dirt that made my beating heart
I chose the dirt to which I shall return, to which you shall return.