A Mercy Case

in sajda

i know that i do not save myself

so how can i get anything else

life is out of my control

completely

and so is death

i am a servant

who did not choose to be born

and will not choose when, where, and how i will die

i did not fashion the canopy of trees

that dances

nor my eyes

by which i witness

everything

always

a gift

unearned

miracles in every moment

causing my heart to burst

from the Promise and the Threat

i seek refuge in You from You

as my Prophet taught

upon him peace