You watch me closely
With your sniper rifle
A weapon you call security
An instrument I call fear
I show that I am weaponless
As I pass through your checkpoint
Spinning like a whirling dervish
Fearless in this worldly separation
I want to open your eyes
So you can see the unjust persecution
I want you to look into my soul
And listen to the endless cries of desperation
I want you to watch my heart bleed
Every time I pray for Abraham’s children
I want you to hear me gasp for air
Every time a face and name is forgotten
Why are we, brothers and sisters, so torn apart?
Here I cross again, spinning in my Sufi dance
And dancing to the song of yearning
That plays forever in my heart
Like planets dancing around the sun
This is the dance of the celestial heavens
Where even the gunman is invited
No uniforms, no flags, no bombs, no guns
As you watch, I want you to listen:
My Beloved is Here
My Love is Here
My Home is Here
~Broken Mystic~
Broken Mystic 