By: Aliaa Fathy
As if I were completely alone in this life without family, without people, without loved ones, without a homeland, like someone lost in an endless desert.
Why do I sometimes feel alienated and isolated?!
Why do I feel lost?!… I truly don’t know.
Why do I lose faith in everything around me?!… Perhaps it’s because of the harshness of life, the days, and the experiences.
I am exhausted to the point of death.
How cruel it is to feel helpless and powerless when you feel such painful weakness and fragility!
Why have tears become so readily available to me?!
And why do I feel so alone despite everyone around me?!
O God, grant me safety and security, peace, and tranquility.
O God, grant me relief from all the troubles of life.
