MY SHADE

by Khadija Javed

You wonder what my shade is,

What it represents.

Call me anything;

An extremist, a fundamentalist,

Anything you desire.

I don't care.

My shade is

My protection

from this evil world,

from roaming eyes,

from diseased hearts.

Call me anything;

Vain or

Submissive.

don't care.

My shade is

My Protection

of my beauty,

reserved for one

special gift

that God has given me;

My Life Partner.

This world

is but a fleeting moment

about to end

at Any Time.

The Signs are here.

The Day of Judgement is coming.

No one will enter my grave with me except

My body, my heart, my soul.

Call me a pessimist,

Distressed,

Repressed,

Oppressed,

I don't care.

My shade

Covers me

Like a tree from the sun;

Like a coat of wax

on your shiny new sportscar.

My shade

My protection,

is my Khimaar,

I am a woman of Islaam.