What do you do when you run out of energy?
When you no longer care?
When people say, “Don’t give up, man. You can make it
What do they know? How do they know I can make it?
My feet are so tired. My legs have stopped working.
My body and mind cry out for rest.
One last rest.
by Marqas
About the Author

Marc has an extensive background as an educator, having taught such diverse subjects as ESL, Arabic, and Islamic studies in both the Detroit area and now in Philadelphia. In 2008, he receive his certificate [ijāzah] in the rules of delivering the Friday sermon [ahkām al-Khutbah] from Imam Anwar Muhaimin of the Quba Institute. Marc now works as a public speaker and khatib in the greater Philadelphia area and many points East and West.