Submitted by : suhaanah on Poem Stories

When I first saw him, I knew he was no brother
but man! what a beautiful creature!
I took one look already tracing him with an invisable finger.
while ignoring MY heart, I named him 'The good looking stranger',
though MY mind said leave, MY body disagreed
but Not wanting the sinful deeds to attack, I turned my back.
I tried to move around but MY feet held the ground.
I just stood there, in front of him, not knowing what to do next,
decided to ignore MY mind, I turned to face him. oh, wait! I just got a text.
I opened the phone with shaky hands, but all i saw was "meet me at the stands".
I panicked because there was no name or number.
When I finally looked up, thinking he's stiil there but he was gone.
trying to ignore the dissapointment i felt, i moved my feet and kept walking on.

I haven't seen him again even as months passed by,
I think of this stranger everyday, but i don't know why.
Not a day passes by when I don't go to the stands,
because I've had a feeling inside me that says it's him,
who sent that text messege and visits your everynight dream.

A day later, I get another text, from the same mystery person,
but this time it said 'Hey there,lovely stranger, my name is carson'.
I reread it five times, just to make sure i wasn't hallucinating
when i was sure i wasn't, i started thinking.
Is this person playing games with me?
Are they setting traps for me?
and why did they call me lovely?
Then I remembered my older sister,
who has a baby with no father.
She was 9 months in pain,
and three days in the hospital,
with a baby with no name.

Do i want to end up like her?
With no job or a little money from working at a bar?
No i don't, I have the choice to live better,
with or without a gorgous stranger.
I live today because of Allah,
so,I need to repay him, by following the sunnah.

But i still think about what would've happened,
if i met the stranger again and things deepened.
Though i'm glad i survived, from the act of shaitan
and i'll follow my heart the next time,
i won't think twice if i see a sinful lime
i'll turn around and earn the halal dime.