The Dreamer I want to dine on pillars Overlooking the vastness of the universe Bask in the glory of the sun As it nourishes every pigment of my being I want to blink myself to places Only known to the gods Unite myself with happiness And consume it as my own I want dreams that make me smile As I lay deeply slumbered And dance the night away To angelic melodies I want to be blessed With thirst unquenched And offered a river That infinitely flows I want the feel Of a skin so soft That the mere touch Brings me ecstasy I want the scent Of a being so sweet That the loss of it Blanks me from history I want Is all I seem to know But for a dreamer What else is there Yearnings unfulfilled Is the saddest of stories But if unheard Who will care?

Back At One Sigh... When words escape you Leaving your thoughts bare Expression of self Is just... Sigh Hopeless Wording the feelings of the heart Is always a difficult task For the heart knows not what it wants It knows not what it needs And even though I know how fickle it is It always tempts me astray Back to where I swore never again to be Sigh Back at one I gather myself yet again Dealing with the same regrets Experience is a good teacher But what good is it If the student isn’t willing When words escape you Leaving your thoughts bare Life loses meaning And one seems not to care When words escape you Your demise is due

Green eyes, you are the one that I wanted to fiiiind. And anyone who tries to deny you, must be outta their miiiind. Coz I came here with a load, and it feels so much liiiighter since I met you. Honey you should know, that I could never gooooo on without you. Green Eyes, Green Eyes, Oh oh oh, Oh oh oh,....... Any chance you listen to Cold Play BlueEpocha? Lovely poem by the way.

Sorry, I forgot to mention that we have the same massacre towards christians in IRAQ!!! Go figure. Why is christianity a threat? The bible is a walking lie and people still care. Sad sobbing story.

Heaven I fantasize of a place so serene Where love is loving And peace accepting Where hate is jailed And discrimination forsaken Where the eye is blind And the heart open Where species interact In the name of harmony I dream of my heaven In my heaven There are no rivers of honey I don’t possess seventy two virgins For I have my one and only lover In my heaven I have the freedom to be me Than to adapt to the next status quo And as I look around With all the colors merging I will truly be able to see love’s divine torch Welcome Welcome to the truth that needs to be Welcome to the freedom to laugh freely You can laugh at death without judgment You can laugh at life without judgment The true definition of freedom is to be free And I dream of a place so serene

I, don't even know where to start. First things first, let me respond to your statement and I quote, "Seek and you shall find Salahh before it's too late". I have absolutely no clue why there has to be a timeline because every individual is wired differently. Some can grasp theories in seconds while others can go a lifetime without understanding that same theory so, putting timelines on matters of such magnitude just proves religion to be a huge lie. I grew up under staunch principles derived from a religion my parents grew up in and kids never have the opportunity to venture on their own to find their own way. If a kid is born into a Christian family, the odds of him/her dying a Christian is really high. Same applies to the rest of the worlds religion. That in itself brings ethics into question. The brain of a child is hungry for knowledge and will wholeheartedly feed on any information thrown in its path so what makes Islam the right religion? Before you answer that question, keep in mind that there are millions of religions out there and everyone thinks theirs is right. See my point? And when it comes to matters of who is going to hell and who is going to heaven, how will that decision be made? Will an individual who devotes his life to Allah have privilege of the likes of Mother Theresa? The way God is portrayed in most religion is absolutely asinine. God is put forth as an insecure ego driven sadist. He gives us choice, flaunts his wonders in our faces and expects us to not follow through with our desires. And if we fail, oh boy, he promises and stresses the fact that his wrath is unimaginable. Isn't something really wrong here or am I the only individual thinking outside the box? So, here I am labelling myself an agnostic hoping that some miracle may just be bestowed upon and I can be delievered, because if I had labelled myself an atheist like most people propose, wouldn't that just be hopeless? And why is it that literature portrays God as a 'He'? What? A woman is less than a man? Oh yeah, our wondeful society. Write away people.

Nice story. But in all honesty, religion has always had its roots rooted to violence and I don't see the winds of change blessing us with some peaceful breeze anytime soon. kinda sad.

Afflicted (Hell-Bound) Express yourself They said to me Be your religion To set yourself free Delve into it With no conscience of peace And always Justify your worldly deeds Yeah right… You see, for this troubled fellow That path doesn’t seem to glisten And in all accordance Martyrdom is madness Borders are just over-hyped prisons And I love my freedom Whispers fill my ears From friends and foe alike Of how prayers will help me fear And make my days bright Fear is good they say We all need some form of fear We all need to feel assured That our path to heaven is secure (Rolling eyes) Heaven? Seriously? Sounds a lot like propaganda talk to me Means to keep the masses in check Means to insure moral values are upheld For a society without morals Is a society doomed…. (Rolling eyes) They say To doubt is human And if choice was supposedly innocuous Why bother asking for worship For I wish to extol just like the next man And sing yours only praises But as I cry for a glimpse or even a whiff of proof I am left stranded without results So, lost in my state of ‘supposed’ living Loving everything ‘morally’ wrong I’ve lost track of my correctional abilities See, the difference between right and wrong is Wrong is always a lot more fun And in all honesty, I will be he who claims that Change will come when I am 70 yrs young

My Rock Break me a melody And soothe me to dreams Harmonize my fantasies In angles and degrees Visualize my weaknesses And acknowledge my strengths Kiss away my tears And romance my joy Solve my loneliness And show me its simplicity For when I blink for eternity I want my rest to be in peace

Bro, you can rhyme and my jealousy just engulfs to the brink of tears but, is it my eyes or is your Avatar Image a picture of Bin Laden? Excuse my judgmental state but for an individual so beautiful with words, I would think you wouldn't condone the efforts of an individual crazy enough to not know who he is killing. The philosophy of dropping bombs and not caring about the victims is a little nuts in my opinion. If that's not him, apologies. Otherwise, be you.

I like your signature. "To put me in prison is to allow me to have a private devotion to Allah". Wow, truly a sacrifice I say.

Love Lost (A lonely man’s blues) I want a lover like you The one I word pick-up lines for I practice the approach like…… (Sup?) And your response (Hello) And the killer blow (You looking good girl) And your response (You ain’t too shabby yourself handsome) All this Just for you See I have these visions of you Images of lustful faces made In the nude Sensual loving and true passion I, want you She who exists in my dreams She who understands my every need I, need you You are the bar set for every female met My judgments are sourced by you Where, are you? I walk this lonely road Still fantasizing of the particular place we will meet How we will meet What I will say And as I pray to be eventually consumed by your love I realize that, you don’t love me No one lover would forsake true love like you do I have given my loving vibes to the earth In the hopes of finding you And yet You are nowhere to be found I have sat on balconies eying the world And yet You escape my loving eyes Is this punishment for past crimes? Was I a crude lover in my past life? And as I yelp hopeless questions into the infinite vastness of the universe Your response is always the same Non-existent As loneliness engulfs me I cower in my state of shame Hoping not to get too complacent I pray you find me soon For unlike you I don’t want love to pass me by

My Blues Set me free Your love that is Released the demons in me Am in love with you Your picture in my hand I grin with pride Believe me Sent your love In my heart received My stup#dity Engulfed by you My care-free ways Adored by you A love that’s true Are only in blues

I read something like this and realize how good it is to be an agnostic!!!! Well, eight hours for worship!! Are you serious? This must be a fu#king absolute joke. I can BARELY find eight hours for sleep. I am sure some will claim that my priorities are skewed but who cares? Living carefree is the sh#t. Will I end up in hell? How can people portray God in such a manner? To be honest, it feels like God is playing a video game and we are the victims. We are given a choice and weakness is implanted in us yet, if we choose wrong, we are all hell-bound. (Sigh) Guess am fu#cked. To the woman who started this post, until you got your priorities figured out, burn all the energy you have.

OK. Since I can’t catch up on all the written material, let me just put out my side of the story. The females need to go to Victoria Secret and maybe “JUST” maybe buy some thongs and the males need to try their best to satisfy the females. The funniest part of this debacle is that both parties need to let go and enjoy themselves. You know the reason they do not enjoy themselves? You fu#kers are not COMPATIBLE. “QUIT” getting married right out of high-school. SH#T!! Maybe if you get to know the person you are marrying, you might enjoy the rest of your life. I see so many single mothers and I just can’t help but feel sorry for them. Our culture got these young women on lock when it comes to marriage. According to our beliefs, marriage needs to happen between the ages of 20 to 25!!!! Well, you bring that way of thinking into this society, you will have problems. Quit getting married due to the pressure. But what do I know right? Am still a fu#king bachelor.

I seek solace in the midst of strangers Individuals more corrupt than the word itself Interesting as they seem It’s my inability to judge Inability to see Infectious human beings In the midst of me Jaded by these ****s Jet-lagged by their changing hypocrisy Juke-boxed my feelings Joyfully unzipped my pants for them to JUGGLE MY NUTS

Death The beating of my heart Is similar to a drum Not just any drum But a drum fiercely spanked by a warrior on earth Not just any warrior But a warrior from my motherland Yes that’s my heart Its might quakes the earth underneath Fertile soils churn to the beat In search of nutrients they surround my feet Swallow me whole And take me to paradise Yes that’s my word For when the beating stops I cease to be Thus I cheer it on And for old age I beg Keep me away from the dead…………Keep me away from the dead

Witty.

Yes I do.

WOW! What can I say?

Forgotten As time goes by Death advances A life cut short A tragedy at hand Mourners will mourn Lovers will disappear Memories will fade A life forgotten

Ngonge, I have no clue where you are coming from. First of all, I am surprised that you are content with having one man dominate another due to his/her financial troubles. Another thing, why do we need slaves if people can work and get paid for the amount of work they do? Would it be because we would like to mistreat them knowing that they wouldn't be able to do jack? I don't get it...break it down for me. JB, Thanks for the Education....I had no clue the prophet was rolling that deep. Atleast he was buying more than he was selling but I do not get why (him being the prophet and all), he didn't set them free? I am even more appalled that he was selling some? All in all, I don't think any human can beautify slavery. It doesn't matter wether the economy depended on it....owning a human is unjust.

Uhhh yeah...about that. I see your point Viking. But also, I will speak from an agnostic point of view (mine). The reason I am for secularism is because religion is a little too harsh. We are humans and we have a tendency to be wrong almost all the time. I absolutely disagree with having my hand chopped off due to the hunger that drove me to steal a banana. It's a ******* banana and I am sure my hand is worth more than that (just an analogy). If this hunger drives me to resort to my previous action, eventually all my limbs will be gone. Is it me or is this course of action a little harsh? I disagree with having to be linched to death or near-death for my over active hormones. I am sorry but not every human alive believes that their main purpose on earth is to procreate. Now, due to these simple facts I was able to gather in my childhood (not sure if it's true or false), how am I supposed to accept a religious court? I would rather live in a world where the quote "an eye for an eye" is practised. A murderer should be killed. A rapist castrated and so on....isn't that a fair world in itself? Also, I think it is not only Somalis who are losing their culture....I think most Africans are. But I do agree that we should go back to our roots.

Viking, Appreciate the response and the amount of detail you went into to make me understand some of the things I blame on ignorance. I truly appreciate it. As 'me' mentioned, my main point was that religion should be a personal choice and shouldn't be enforced by the public. If my devotion is towards my God, I will be sorry for my deads and would seek the punishment stated in my doctrine. But if the public will punish me for my sin, who do you think I will be afraid off? I can assure you that it would definately not be God. When it comes to Ataturk, some of the actions he took were inapropriate. I am pro-choice in every aspect of my life and if a woman wants to wear Hijab in public or wants to have an abortion, I don't think that should be anybody's business. All in all, what I am trying to say is that what I do with my life should be my personal problem and no soul should tell me otherwise. By the way Viking, I will hold you to that Arsenal game

Great topic..... I seem to agree with 'me' on this topic. Especially when it comes to how much influence religion should have on a society. People should have the right to worship by choice and religion should never factor into laws made by man. Also, when it comes to Arabism and Islam, I think they are so intertwined that most Muslims are loosing sight of their religion. Somalis should have the right to practice their religion but should also keep their culture instead of adapting to the Arabian culture. I do understand why the Quran should be in one language because if people start writing it different languages, some of the meaning would be mis-translated or even lost. So, should this mean that we should adapt to their culture too? I think I can be just a good a muslim by abiding to my culture and following the Quran. What Ataturk did for the turks is what we need our leaders to do for us. If we all practised secularism, the world would be a better place.