Familly sunday, half past three
theres nana and grandad,aunt marie
weird uncle George from skipton on sea
Mum and Dad, little Thomas and me.
The beefs been raosted, and carving a slice
Dad beckons my plate and comments, "mmm nice"
He winks at me once and nods at my Nan
whos having a sherry and giving advice.
"youll soon be a man" she announces with glee
"with those hairs on your chin" (she must have had 3 !)
Coz she looks sqewiff with her glasses all smudged
from gravy and suace and sweet sherry.
"Leave him alone, dont make the boy glum",
A friendly voice and a rescue from Mum,
"hes my little baby, my bundle of fun
And hes so happy to see that you could all come".
I gathered them here as Ive something to say,
Mum thinks its marriage, George hopes Im gay!!!!!!!
Dad thinks a job, with footballers pay,
Nana and grandad just enjoying the day.
Aunt marie said she couldnt care less
"I came to get drunk, this I confess,
Since I got caught cheating
My life is a mess".
The meal nearly over, baited, their breath
like a packed coloseum awaiting a death,
they watch me intently, the time is near
to tell them my news both loud and clear.
Dad clears his throat, he knocks on the table
Nana jumps up, by now less than stable
Mum would have caught her if only was able
and auntie marie was drinking black lable.
"So come on my son, What brings us all here"?
He glances at George "I hope ur not queer"
"What is the news that changed your life ?
are you playing for city, Announcing a wife?"
I drew a breath and smiled at my Mum
little Thomas and everyone,
"Last week I climbed first rung of a ladder,
I went to a mosque and took my Shahada".
I looked at the table, faces all blank,
open mouthed like fish in a tank
It was nana who was first to break rank
"shawhata", she said, suspecting a prank.
"Shahada" I said, And smiled at my Nan
Although it seemed not to be going to plan,
I searched for some words and inwardly ran,
"I became Muslim, I embraced Islam "
Aunt marie was drunk as a skunk
Uncle Georges hopes were sunk
Nana and grandad were nearly defunct
And Mum and Dad raised glasses and clunked.
Little Thomas just smiled and tried
to understand what transpired
he hugged me and kissed me
and I felt so inspired.
The metaphor was plain to see
out of all the familly gathered for tea
the one that felt the closest to me
the innocent child on his mothers knee.
Coz as much as I love this familly tree
The norm is to sin, they think they are free
They dont understand that this cannot be
Allah will pay them a similar fee.
I pray the Sustainer of all I behold
will make my imaan in a righteous mold
Give me faith instead of gold
as I lead by example in Islams fold.
Allah please help these loved ones of mine
to see that this life is for a set time
to live as though its a pantomime
will cause them to burn, to pay for the crime.
If its all I can do to live by your rules
then use me Lord as a man uses tools
let me help save the souls of these loveable fools
by living Islam, the best of all schools.
To you when I return to answer this life
I can say that I tried in trouble and strife
to help cut this dunya away from my kin
with a faith that as sharp as any knife.
Until then, little Thomas and me
will share a knowledge secretly
the only safe place is to be
in the light of love, all encompassing we.
Please make Dua for my Mum to come to Islam and to accept that Allah is the only one who can forgive, and to show her that her sins are not so many that Allah will not forgive them. Ameen