Up in the air

Author: Haneen Moosa

Throw your soul up in the air

And wait,

Wait for it to drop back in your hands

Surrender yourself to nature,

As to remind you, of who you are,

Or what you could be

Do not bound your soul

let it be free.

Throw your dreams up in the air,

And find yourself living them

Throw your heart in the air

And when you stand there

Waiting for it to be broken,

You shall be perplexed

Not to find it back in your hands.

But rather in the hands of someone else

Don’t be worried, Oh friend,

Don’t be frightened, to see

Yourself in someone else

For you are someone’s hope,

Someone’s hero

For we all live miles away from each other,

Not finding one another

Here or there,

But rather in ourselves.

Their reflection, resides in us

And you know what I see?

When I throw my soul up in the air?

I see my hopes,

Arising from the ground,

Like hot springs of water in the winter

I see my dreams coming true

I see myself

Turning away from the sea of worries

Standing with you, my friend!

Combating all miseries,

And only healing our souls

And healing people’s wounds,

Which have been bleeding since almost forever

I see myself saving the cat

That fell from the tree,

Because at night, in my dreams,

Very loudly, I heard its cry

I felt its pain

Like a lonely child, left alone, all by himself,

On the street

I see myself, watering the plants,

Because I thought they might die

I see myself, healing all your wounds

Pushing you off a cliff,

So that you may learn to fly

Spreading your wings in the air.

So now,

When you throw any wish, up in the air,

It shall come true

Published in Daily Times, September 14th 2018.

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