Destiny is a noun that has been used by my mother
To ensure the depths of life’s uncertainties
Destiny is an utterly indulgent word
To escape from reality
If a bird breaks her wing
On the shoulder of a windowsill
If the sun wants to sleep all day soundlessly
If a garden is drying
And no one could hear the melody of her awakening soul
When I dance carefree with the temptation of love coming upon me
My mother
Would connect every Unenthusiastic yet satisfactory moment
To that unclear fact of life
The destiny
Shahla Latifi
October 7th, 2017