The Heart Knows

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The heart knows.

It knows it's alive

when it's not ashamed to be shy.

It knows it has been deprived

when tears drop like water from the sky. 

The heart knows.

Who to trust.

Not lust,

not people made of dust

but the Most Just.

The heart knows. 

This life is merely a playful distraction

except for people with devotion.

That Love is not just an emotion

but part of His purposeful creation. 

The heart knows.  

~ Shahirah Elaiza 

inspired by Rumi's 'On Language'

This is to tell you I've been thinking of you. Yes, you. I've missed writing to you. For you. With you. My absence from the blogging world is not a sign of indifference. I hope you liked what I wrote about the heart.  I was inspired by Rumi's words: "The heart knows a hundred thousand ways to speak".  It really does. By the way, can you identify the references to hadiths and Quranic verses I've made in my poem?

Before I go, remember to use your heart in all things, even when you speak. Especially when you speak.