Embedded in The Soul of Water

Embedded in The Soul of Water, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

embedded
in the soul of water
lies the ancestry of our pain
a pain that wont vane
a pain that binds
us to our faith
like a molten chain
a pain that shall
always remain
a pain by any other name
we call it Hussain
our blood we drain
wingless in karbala
a tragedy written
on our bleeding souls
written on our cosmic brain
matam e husssain
we do year after year
they call us heretics
the call us insane
yes we are shias
simple and plain
in the fragrance
of our black clothes
our mourning attire
we show how humanity
was slain
muslims love
killing muslims
is my refrain
humiliating
infuriating
the soul of
Allahs domain