The Retractable Blade

The retractable blade 

The retractable blade 

Does not hurt no more 

It is a game, a gimmick 

Made for the show. 

To come alive we do not need 

To feel the breath of death 

Nor suffer its pangs

Not for the pleasure of any crowd 

Save only to witness Ramadans sweetness 

Then we give, and give, 

and give 

Some more 

And when death comes looking 

We would never smother it’s embrace 

For we made a statement that we will never retract 

Never recant 

That God is One, 

And that the Messenger did deliver this Truth. 

Shafees 

Freedom is but a statement away. 

And then to believe, that is a journey towards closeness.