There are times I wonder
by Sabeen Ansari

There are times I wonder
what it is all about;
the life that we live
in the world in which we are.

We are all together,
yet we all are not. 
We see many things,
but we seem them all distinctly differently.

I can't explain all that I see,
nor all that I desire.
All I know is that I stand -
Alone when it comes to faith

No one can live my life for me.
It is for me to live the way 
that has been prescribed
through time.

My heart, mind, body and soul
reside in this land
for only a short time
and when it ends -
 
I will face Thee, 
and own up to 
what I have done, seen, and been a part of.
I bow my head now

since I know 
that there are things 
that must be accomplished
before that Majestic Day.

Where we all stand before Thee
and answer Thy questions 
that Thee have written for me.
I will watch my life 

In front of my eyes
and be Judged by Thee,
The Creator 
and The Sustainer of the universe. 

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