Words of the Heart

This is what really Arab and Muslim youth exactly feel.

Helpless, Hopeless and Useless.

God be with them...

Wonderful poem, Roaa. So touching... That's true, this is my feeling as well.

fabulous!

This is a strong poem. I would have read this in first person; as you being the one in that depressive, inner conflict between mind and heart. From the comment you wrote, though, it seems your poem is written as a voice for the Arab and Muslim youth in general. I did get a little confused at the last part of the dialog, as to which was speaking, heart or mind/ego. That may just be me, though. I'm no expert on poetry, but I think this flows very well and has a deep and important message. (It does need to have "heard" changed to "heart" in the second line....just a minor typo).

Good job.

A good expression of a sad state of affairs. I would think that any intelligent compassionate seeker of truth would feel that way in this world gone mad on egoistic seeking of materialism at the expense of the unconditional love of God for self and others.

I hate to say it because too many will misunderstand, but spirituality, the personal relationship with the Spirit of God withIN yourself, actually your higher Self or Soul, transcends almost all "religions," because religions are "brands" with attached dogma and creed, while spirituality is generic and true across the spectrum of all humanity, consisting of unconditional love for one and all, in addition to being the universal truth that joins rather than rejects.

People have been "trained" by religions to be dualistic, to seek extremes of good versus bad, to worship and idolize the one while rejecting and attempting to destroy the other ... (+/-) where the gap and void between such differences (symbolized by the [/] separates and divides, causing mistrust, fear and conflicts) ... They say that only the extreme of Good is to be sought, that none can reach such PERFECTION makes them always less, less, less ... Help-less, Hope-less, and Use-less ... Christians "say" sinners.


That is all WRONG ! ... people were meant to relate to God via the Spirit of God, God is thus the total of (+=-) where the Spirit of God is the (=) right in the center balance point of all higher truth, right in between all potentials, good (+) AND bad (-) ... (+=-).

That TOTAL IS PERFECTION ... it is the "Basic Equation of Truth", a UNIversal truth, (+=-) ... and when a person knows and believes this, they will live it with compassion and cooperation for one another with the unconditional love of God participating with Spirit and thus being a PERFECT HUMAN BEING !!!

Then the word "less" will only mean those not yet actually knowing of this truth of the BET (+=-) ... meaning that "less" is probably just dualism with all of it's dichotomy.

YOU ARE PERFECT as soon as you allow yourself to be so ... right now in this life time ... just "Let Go And Let God".

Easier said than done, but oh so doable ... please do not continue with life thinking the "less" of yourself ... God knows better and God's Spirit can be found withIN yourself as yourSELF, your higher Spiritual Self, your own Soul ... guaranteed !!!

Love and best wishes to all of you younger folks that know enough to seek better than what most older folks offer you ... it does await the seeker of truth. Yes it does !!!

Excellent poem expressing the conflict of emotions and the poor state of affairs.

It is very bad that the young feel so helpless and hopeless. It reminds me of how I feel about my current leadership and it's dark effects, here. We discuss the unlikelihood of making it through the summer without a conflagration involving Iran, and possibly domestic measures that would essentially spell the end of the republic (what's left of it anyway), and the seemingly inevitable crash of our economy, as the war-makers spend money that doesn't exist. The hyper-wealthy continue to amass unspendable mountains of treasure, as a growing semi-poverty engulfs millions. The youth do not feel it yet en masse, I don't think, but I sure as hell do.

The world is not well.

Very deep and meaningful. Beautifully written.

Bill C said it well...

As long as you are alive you have a chance at change. It is our youth who has to implement change.
I am very sad to hear this poem is meant to speak for arab youth who has no hope and feels helpless. These are strong emotions you have expressed and as much as I like poems I would like it better if you directed this strong, pounding energy toward improvement of something in your own world.
Just a thought:)

Rose H., such compassion and understanding ... NOT !

You're welcome, Danny.

Thank you Mary for sending me this poem's link.

Roaa, this is a very moving poem. I agree that it is a sad state of affairs that the youth of your country feel this way. Unfortunately, I think that it is how most youth feel around the world too. Dan is right, God listens and he can lead you out of your dispair.
My bleeings to you and your country may the youth stay strong and move away from this dispair. This is my prayer not only for the youth of your country but also all over the world. Remember God loves you!

This is a great poem It should be for the youth in every country

You're welcome too, Katherine.

This poem is expressing Roaa's deepest feelings, she write it by herself and for herself... But, when I read it, I said that we all feel this exactly. Thus, this poem become a common feeling between youth.

Thanks everyone.... Special thanks to mary..

I appreciate all your nice comments& I'm really glad you like the poem... I agree with you, Rose& I don always write in such a mood.. & yea, jerry& Dan.. God is never gonna let us down..

I had to read this poem several times to get a feel for what was going on.

As I gather, this person is afraid to speak? Everything is so bleak and hopeless that the person is unable to find the courage to express their thoughts?

It is a heartfelt poem and that has many interpretations. That's a quality most good poems have. I at first suspected it was a person trying to write a love letter. Then I thought it might be a person trying to write to their parents about a problem. By your comment I gather it's a political statement.

I don't find it hard to believe young people are conflicted. Many youths I know (I work a lot in teen theater) are conflicted and unsure. I don't know where this is coming from except to say people who should know better are promoting a victim philosophy.

It isn't only Muslim youths that feel helpless.

What's needed is a leader. This poem screams out for a hero!

Buy the way, this can't be you because you write and express your thought without any problem.

David, I disagree with the "need" for a leader, a hero ... that is the reason that our world is so distressed in the first place, we have all been brainwashed to follow our leaders, to support them, almost as if they were to be our savior, a god of sorts.

Thus we have been disillusioned with the perfection we have been promised and the dire lacking to actual result experienced ... it really makes an honest person question the promises of the religions (never mind secular leaders) as to our futures in that regard ... yet far too many are still given the promise and the hope of being blessed by a saviour sometime soon ... no wonder people eventually get depressed ...

The ONLY REAL SAVIOUR will be found within, as our own higher Self, that which transcends our lower ego self, we really need to meet up with our Soul, the divine spark of God. IMnsHO.

Thanks everyone... wow..David, you totally got me, but this isn't a political issue after all...

THIS IS A PERSONAL EXPERIENCE NOT TALKING ABOUT ANYONE ELSE.. IT ONLY EXPRESSES MY PERSONAL EMOTIONS..PLZ SKIP THE 1ST COMMENT; IT ISN'T WHY I WROTE THE POEM........& IT ITSN'T EVEN MY POINT OF VIEW; IT WAS SUGGESTED BY A FRIEND.

Sorry I didn't respond to all the comments.. most of them talk about sth I didn't mean, so hope I made everything clear now..

Tanya, hope I removed the confusion successfuly...

Yeah! That's true... This poem has no relation to politics, It's a social poem.

Regarless to "who feel?", you should pay attention only to "what does he feel?"

Heartbreaking!
It reminds me of how we, as youth in America, or in the West, felt just before we stood up and turned it all around in the early Sixties. Youth of the fifties was floundering in a post World War world and a change had to come. From that dissatisfaction, and feeling of hopelessness we changed the world, civil Rights, the War in vietNam and all the changes. you have to stand up for the way you want it to be. Stop the fighting and the ancient religious wars, live for today and the future.

Wow Roaa, very powerful words. You really moved me. You made me think of my own beautiful 18 year old son who is struggling with some of these same feelings.
Thanks to Mary for sending the link.

How sad to be young and so helpless. God bless you!

Rroaa, thank you for posting this. Your powerful words should resound through us all. It is a cry cry for help from the youth of today to stop what we have been doing for years. I agree with Jerry, If we paid attention to spirituality instead of religion the world would be a much better place.
I pray things will change for you so you won't feel helpless and hopeless anymore. My God grant you peace. Sending you blessings for a happy life.

Thanks allfor such nice comments.... yea it's time to stop being hopeless!