One day I will be like…

One day I will be like an ant,

And have all the might,

Always working, whether it be day or night,

But what if a bird eats me away…

I don’t want to be so tiny, no way!

One day I will be like a bird,

And fly off to the highest of skies,

I’ll glide through the wind or just rise.

But what if a hunter hunts me down!

I can’t even swim, I may drown.

One day I will be like a butterfly,

With velvety wings, the colours and hues,

I’ll flutter around beautiful flowers, the pinks, the reds, the blues.

But what if it snows, I would certainly freeze,

I am so delicate, can’t even stand a cold breeze.

One day I will be like a tree,

An apple, a cherry or just peas,

I’ll be home to birds and lots of bees.

But what if they chop me off,

Oh dear! I’ve had enough.

One day I will be like my grandma,

Who hugs me so tight.

One day I’ll be like my mom,

Who makes all my wrongs right.

But maybe I should always be like a good Muslim

Who follows the Sunnah and makes Allah smile.

SHEHZEEN SHOAIB SHAMSI

9 years

The American Foundation