Written piece
Woven in Blue
Laisha Faheem
Maldives
About this piece
Written from a Maldivian perspective, this poem reflects our shared humanity, showing how voices shaped by different shores, languages, and experiences are woven together towards a living tapestry of belonging in this vast world. It brings a sense of unity, hope, and identity.
born from hues of blue
intertwined by threads of hope
we whisper sonnets
of same resonance across borders separated
where different languages unite us
towards a tapestry still weaving
with trembling truths and willed hearts
we aim our voice to be heard
to find our place in the whole
for we are more than just fragments
and in the fabric of us
we belong here too
we gather threads of yesterday
all the jagged lines and cobbled seams
not flawless but still true and alive
after all, despite edges of time
we are still finding ourselves
in the rhythm of becoming
and with the promise of tomorrow
we learn to share our stories
stitched in time
connecting our lives together
for we are nothing but brief
yet bound to something timeless.