Engraved In Stone 6 Poem by persian khushi

“Strength and Courage”

She defied her family by declining their suitors
They knew her opinion
Almighty created with love, to love and be loved
She was born liberated
No tradition or culture is going to take this from her
No man is going to have her with an arranged marriage
Her stance is that the first night of such a marriage
Is as good as rape
Religion does not enforce elders to decide on arranged marriage
She has her rites as a female
They have always tried to keep her from achieving secularly
As well as in her career
University is not for the female
A woman should stay home and bear children
Their mindsets angered her

There was only one thing to do
She always drew strength from
Her belief and prayer
The One she always turned to
The One who knew the depth of her core
The One who knows her heart before she could make sense of it
This is how she prayed
“O Lord, forgive my utter despair
I have been weak
Allowed this man to come between You and I
O Lord forgive my sins
And make me whole again
Only You Lord have the Mercy
And the Power to grant my prayers
O Lord I am humbled before you
Forgive my sin and accept my prayers
O Lord grant me of Your strength to overcome this
Fragile state
O Lord help me conquer this pain and darkness that is eating me alive
O Lord grant me a glimmer of your light in my world of darkness
Forgive my weakness
Accept my prayers
O Lord I embrace this test
I am so grateful to You O Lord
For I am still alive!
It could have been so much worse
Help me O Lord hear my plea...
Let me rise above calamity
And bask once again
In Your Love and Ecstasy
O Lord help me shine again
My colours brighter than before
AMEEN”

This prayer she wrote down
It became her daily ritual
Until she found the strength and the inner peace to face the world
She had her highs and lows during this time of healing
But soon realizing that she was granted a second chance
Fortunately aunty May was her best friend and staff member
While she was healing aunty May and the good staff held the fort
Slowly but determinedly she got back into the swing of things
Aunty May always there to comfort and motivate
As time passed she felt the need to pray for those who had done her wrong

“Dear Lord I am incapable of hatred
Grant my family and the beast peace of mind
And may they see the truth and the wrong of their deeds
O Lord grant them all their hearts’ desires...
Grant them all and more than I wish for myself...”