Mar 25, 2025
When my life
was totally different,
I dreamt of a life
quite different to it.
But then my life
took a sharp left
and became a third
unexpected thing.
In love of the
unexpected, I
lost track of
all of my dreams.
Now, when the unexpected
brings you joy,
you forget about
your dreams and sing
praise for all of
your good fortune.
But when the same
unexpected
brings you stress
and sorrows instead,
you curse it for
holding you back
from your dreams.
Is it ungrateful
to forsake the fruits
borne by fate
if the very same fate
is forbidding your dreams?
-Abdullah Alam