happiness

Poem: Blessing

Poem: Blessing 3033 2306 Nadir Keval

Since the first day we met,
I knew I wanted to be with you.
Living every breath with happiness,
Thanking God at every moment,
For blessing me with you.
All my life, I searched,
Hoping to be found.
But no one ever made me feel,
The way you do, slowly becoming a part of my life.
What will it take for me to show you,
That you’re the one I want to spend my life with,
The one I’ll stay true to,
Striving to become the best I can be, for you.
I know others have told you the same,
Saying they’d never stray
From being the best you’ve ever known.
But, they never became yours.
I’d like for you to consider my heart,
And if it matches your soul,
I know our union would be stronger than gold.
I promise you to be the best I can,
I will be everything you sought in a man.
But, that can’t be until you let me in,
Saying, you’ll be my wife, lover and friend.

Copyright © Nadir Keval

Poem: Vision

Poem: Vision 1680 1050 Nadir Keval

When reading this poem, I’d ask that you all take a moment and really embrace the feeling you get from it.

I sit here on my bed,
building up a dream as I close my eye lids,
and find that it seems,
that any thought of happiness
is connected to you…my everything.
I look to my side,
and see you, my wife,
and a smile comes to my face.
You: God’s blessing to me,
are like my test of faith,
as the Lord sees if I’ll keep His angel happy.
Though, in truth, you are human,
I see you as flawless.
No matter your struggles,
No matter your stresses,
You always maintain, and remain…perfect.
I have seen us grow and change many times,
but my vision of you just stays,
like its been paused at the most perfect time.
I look now, to my other side,
and see the image of our love, in our child.
I see pure innocence, someone destined for success.
I see another you, and my smile just won’t digress.
I can now understand and see that God is generous,
to have given me the privilege to be loved by two of His best.
I am thankful to Him…no wait…grateful to Him,
to have placed me in a world,
where my heaven not only awaits me,
but is with me on this earth.
My wife and my child are my reason for living.
Without my spouse, I would find life difficult.
Peace of soul would be foreign,
like life as a man with no language.
As a piece of my soul, you uplifted my spirit.
So that after God and the Prophet,
it’s clear you’re nearest.
I remember, when you worried for your womb,
what would happen to our lives,
in matter as our careers, were we about to lose?
We worried for the future, not giving it a chance,
then our baby entered, and cleaned up our scattered plans.
We came to learn of the true joys of life,
for before our child, we never appreciated life.
Our careers became our second priority,
and the cute smile on that little face,
became our strength for eternity.
We fall more in love every day,
with new reasons for romance,
like, just knowing the other had a good day.
As our lives progress, our love does too,
and throughout the entire process,
our attachment pulls us through.
Our child now, will look to us as examples,
of how to treat others and be successful.
And I can say, that without a doubt,
our baby will find a way to reach the top.
And so, knowing this, I can close my eyes,
and wake to another day, to be embraced by my child and my wife.
For tonight, I’ll just smile about my life,
’cause what’s there to dream for,
when you have everything you could ever ask for in life?

Copyright © Nadir Keval

Poem: Choice

Poem: Choice 1103 809 Nadir Keval

I choose to be your constant chosen presence.
A presence for which the option of departure is non-existent.
Only, however, in the eyes of the beholder,
For in his view, is only that which he is fond of.
The approach of a leave may become inevitable though,
If we choose the lesser of the options given to us by the Creator.
But how are we to be so sure,
That the choice we make is worth it to endure.
When we are placed in a position,
Where the rest of our lives is based on this decision.
I begin to think on any options for solution,
And find it difficult to find a resurrection,
Of some source of hope,
Definitive as a mountain-top, with a hardly steep slope.
I turn to the only source of any sign of anything;
To God, knowing that He can find the resolve for everything.
My connection to you, feels like a tightrope,
Unfortunate, dependant, for your next move decides my fate’s hope.
Though, strongly held to you, my love for God is stronger,
For my faith in Him ropes around me,
And as time progresses, the wrapping becomes tighter.
So much that it brings me perfect warmth and comfort,
Just enough though, ‘cause at no point would it suffocate my heart.
Now, to return to the question at hand:
Are we making the right choice if we choose to walk hand in hand?
Of course I’m speaking of marriage,
And not of friends of the same sorts.
Where people relate through means lacking importance,
Instead of where the contracts are signed,
With the greatest witness being the Divine.
In agreeing that separation is never an option,
For we will be choosing to stick together, through all of the obstructions.
A relationship in which the physical may remain,
Or nature may take over, making beauty refrain,
From the resistance of resisting a change.
Situations may occur,
To which we may never concur.
But sometimes, hurt is what makes a heart swell,
And through that it grows, helping us understand the better times well.
Happiness is based, on the grasp we have on life,
Sometimes we hold it tightly, sometimes we hold it light.
This massaging motion, brings out emotions,
We may never understand.
Where we may miss out on love, or fall into it,
Based on destiny, that’s just the nature of man.
All of these words are my word to you,
To reassure you that my faith in us holds truth.
But us, is relative to our faith in God,
For us can only become an us, if we leave it to God.
Sooner than later, we must come to a decision,
For later may become sooner, and we may miss our chances,
For a life together in Heaven.
Many others will come and go, to and from our doorsteps,
And I can say from mine and others’ experiences,
That we may miss other chances of Heaven,
If we don’t determine our next steps.
The future is predetermined, but undetermined by us,
But we’ve had more than enough time to contemplate about us.
So let’s take some time, and break apart our minds,
To think:
Do I dare take the chance of drowning,
Enough to trust,
That my Love will catch me before I sink?

Copyright © Nadir Keval

Poem: Tried and Tested

Poem: Tried and Tested 2083 1606 Nadir Keval

One time, two time.
Third time a charm?
We’ve tried so many times,
But someone always ends up harmed.
It was clear that something just wasn’t working,
Gotta make some changes if we plan on surviving.

When we began, I was chasing after you,
Wanted to keep you close,
Just ’cause you meant that much.
But you chose to follow your career,
And thought I’d never help you achieve,
Happiness in reaching your dreams.
You told me to step aside,
In words that left me scarred.
Had you bruised me, I would’ve let it pass over,
But scarring me is something that’ll stay forever.

I walked away, knowing this:
You now hated me, so there was no chance at a second chance.
Then the next thing I knew, you began again,
Speaking as though nothing had ever happened.
It appeared as though you had felt for me again,
So I continued with, “Everyone deserves a second chance.”

As time progressed, I began to fall for you
Once again, after I fought so hard to get over you.
Learned you had been speaking to other men,
And that then broke me apart once again.
So, I decided my only way was to cut loose,
Broken, I knew I wouldn’t regret this.

Finally, I got release,
And it truly was a feeling a bliss.

Now your trying to talk again,
But I don’t understand why you don’t understand…
We ended after the second time,
So accept it, you’ll never be mine.

Copyright © Nadir Keval

Poem: Faith

Poem: Faith 1027 768 Nadir Keval

I can’t help it, I need to say this:

You are the definition of my dreams.
I know years have passed
since we last saw each other,
But you’ve stayed in my heart,
Left as a thought keeping me together.

Two years ago, we signed the contract,
And as God is my witness, we are husband and wife.
Life got in the way and stopped us from living together,
And we couldn’t announce our happiness to the ones we love.
My every day is spent facing a mirror,
Hoping you’d come stand behind me and smile,
And tell me, “Let’s start painting a portrait of our future together.”

I know we speak on the regular,
But it doesn’t amount to holding my lover.
I continue to work hard,
To bring in what we need,
To be able to stay together,
Making each other happy with every word we breathe.

Today, I’m returning to my love,
To show her what I’ve achieved for her.
I struggled, and asked the One above,
And He’s blessed us with what we desire.
Pleasing God, and loving you for His sake are my reasons for living,
And now with you both my side,
I wouldn’t mind living forever.

Copyright © Nadir Keval
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