MY HIJAB
When I put on hijab I was seventeen,
My family did not support nor agree.
Yet who asks for permissions as a teen?
We decide on our own as we are free.
They stopped inviting, not visiting at all,
As a student I lived solo in a rented room.
Still my aunt decided anon to break a wall,
what clothes to gift, she could not presume.
She called the family and asked for advice,
wears a tent on a head - mockingly they replied,
a waterproof fabric she bought, asking no price,
She supported my choices and took my side.
During her visit we rejoiced and laughed,
a thoughtful gift brought a jolly frame of mind;
a waterproof tablecloth for art and craft,
I love my aunty, she has always been so kind.
Later she bought me a scarf made of silk,
a fabrics of satin and plush velvet for a skirt,
A new princess in a town - you would think,
The entire family accepted me in a blink.
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MANIPULATION
Recently I got an allergy on manipulation,
symptoms are zero tolerance and repulsion.
From naive to resistant; I evolved over time,
Intention to use me is considered a crime!
You thought to outsmart me, that was a plan,
Although I saw through you before you began.
You got to know my nature as a giver forever,
asked if I am local, thinking that you are clever.
Yes, my name is Emirati, so far a Bosnian heart,
I would not persist if I were you, stop, be smart!
When I get furious; with anger arises a danger,
from a lovely patient friend I turn into a stranger.
Too many takers I encountered through life,
they abused me, stabbing my back with a knife.
Many never knew the existence of a red line,
how surprised they were to learn that it was mine!
I buried fake friends, their influence is long gone,
if new people are approaching, intuition turns on.
From now on I am open only for genuine souls,
who have no hidden agendas and selfish goals.
With the birth of my children I got the best friends,
They possess integrity and their loyalty never ends!
Praise be to Allah Almighty, He gifted us with heirs,
Protection we seek from Him Alone, in all our affairs.
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