Ramadhan

السّلام عليكم 

& peace be upon you 

its the first day of Ramadhan 

and its been 10 years or so 

and I still remember my late grandmother 

her daily phone calls 

scolding me for not eating properly 

or reminding me to eat 

one of the reasons I picked my cell phones number 

is that it was easy for her to dial 

and haven't changed it since then 

I keep glancing at the phone set or looking at the homes phone 

I smile .. thinking that she'll call again 

there she is .. she's going to repeat the same thing 

and in a second 

I remember that she's no longer there 

I miss her so much 

she's the reason .. I am .. what I am 

I miss all our old ladies 

who used to call me Auntie 

Shaikh Zayed 

also passed away in Ramadhan 

my life changed with his death 

I wanted him to be around

I wanted him to witness my strength 

But everything has a reason

and I will always have them all in my heart 

May God rest their souls 

and bestow his mercy upon us all 

and grant us to meet them in heaven 

Ameen