1. Malabar State Of Mind

Malabar State of Mind by Professor A.L.I.

I sit upon pacific shores and wonder my friends

When will the evil of men, and violence end?

I face the west, beyond  oncoming waves

I long for simplicity,of pre-colonial days

A village in Malabar, named after Ali

Where a girl is born, who’ll one day birth me

Could she see, facing west from Malabar shores–

The house in the desert, where Imam Ali was born?

I’ll never know, for she’s  now, one with the earth

Water surrounds me, yet I still feel the thirst

From Kerala to Kerbala, I travel with Adam

and ponder my existence, as I spin like my atoms

I’m a dervish, around the source of my passions

Vow of silence like Buddhists, try speak with my actions

I stand up, yet the sands still cling to my form

I plunge into the ocean, and swim for my home

 

I’m in a Malabar State of Mind

That means undefined

So find me

In between these lines

 

I never sleep, cuz sleep is cousin of death

Like Yunus, I’m swallowed into the depths–

Of the seas, and darkness surrounds me

So dark, I see light, So I’m finally free!

From Kanya Kumari to Kumari Kundam

I emerge baptized, in the wells of ZamZam

Where I’m from? I don’t even know

But I travel this realm, in a broken vehicle

And reminisce of the Pachyderm Pimp Hannibal

I’m not an angel, but I’m far from an animal

Far from hypocrisy of these cannibals

Or a blind lady justice, wearin’ manacles,

Or like lies that trap victims in Guantanamo

Or bodies dumped at sea, “Geronimo”!

Do you wanna know, Malabar State of Mind

I await the stated time, as A.L.I.