A FRIEND

NO ONE CONVERTS TO ISLAM
WITHOUT THE THREAT OF SWORD.
NO ONE FINDS A WORTHY FRIEND
WITHOUT SOME COMMON GROUND.

MINDS AND HEARTS WERE AGELESS
AS FIVE PLUS TWENTY YEARS,
ETCHED OUR FORMS AND FACES,
PRESERVED OUR THOUGHTS AND WORDS.

THE FEARFUL ONE'S ANXIETY
THE OTHER'S SWEET SURPRISE,
FINALLY MET FOR CONVERSATION,
AND AFFIRMATIONS PRAISED.

FOR FRIENDSHIP, THEN I’M THANKFUL,
FOR DIFFERENT PATHS WE SHARE.
BEGUN AS MUTUAL LOVE FOR CATS,
UNENDING IF WE CARE.