WHICH HUMANITY?

Which of your humanity are better than mine?

Or which of my humanity is better than yours?

Is the planet you inhabit not same as mine?

Is it the air you breathe different from mine?

Is your sky red or bluer than the sky I watch each morning?

Is your mother star and its satellite not the Sun and the moon?

Which of your humanity is better than mine?

Do you smile and laugh when you are happy just as I do?

Do you sneeze, cough and yawn just as I do?

Do you get angry, shed tears and weep just as I do?

Are you ever hungry?

Are you ever emotional?

Then which of your humanity is superior to mine?

In this sphere called Earth within the Milky Way

From far in the vastness of the universe

Our tiny planet earth is but a speck

All that is in it is our collective humanity

So your humanity is just like my own

My humanity is same as yours

My humanness is the same as yours

Madina 7/11/09

HOPE

For Abubakar Dandogo

Hope drives our wishes with whirl wheels

It keeps human spirit active and alive

It flies our dreams on its wings

Hope keeps us alive despite all odds

It rekindles our heart when its flames are dim

Hope keeps us going when we could have stopped

Hope gives us strength and reason to pursue dreams

Hope keeps us afloat and always anticipating the best.

Jiddah (11:10pm)

9/12/09