Aisha Bashir

The Wise River

A river once told me
To seek the achievable
To follow the right path like it would when flowing down a stream.
Feel the emotions that gush out flooding your soul.
A river bank once told me
Stay still
Listen
Feel
Sense the serene within you like the disposing of dirt
It once told me
Not to be angry like the rising of its tides when rained upon
It once told me
We are compatible in action and reaction
A riverbank once told me
To hear nature
We exist for a greater purpose
A riverbank once told me
We are givers
Receivers
Suppliers
It once told me
Not to experience the vanity of life
Revive your metacognition
It once told me
Not to disappear like the sun draining aqua from a pond
Not to hide but portray the colors like the sun shining on a river bank
A river bank once told me
We are binded by equivalency
Tied to a majesty
A river bank once told me
To cease
Look out into the unknown
It once told me
Remember moments
Dreams
It once told me
Know bounds
Kinship
A river bank once told me
You are needed
You matter

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