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Faith that Will Forever Survive-A Poem and Insights from a Heart Filled with Love

Tami Shaikh
4 min readApr 2, 2020

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The Faces of Quarantine-One Virus Many Faces: Rahimah Nighat Shah-Fiddmont

Spikes that bind,

Break the mind,

Duplicate and multiply to find,

What is deep within,

The strength that can win,

Unbeknownst to us,

Will never break or bust,

That which is deep enough,

The faith that will forever survive,

No matter if the virus allows us to live or die.

In the first few days of the pandemic, I was surprised that I was actually calm. I kept myself and the house extra clean like usual but remained calm and held it together even though everyone around me was a bit on edge and uneasy. These days in the present time, I feel obedient and faithful (towards my faith). Those are the only things I can have to get through this time.
I am definitely more focused on being healthy, taking time to rest, clean the house(a little extra), cooking good meals for my…

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Tami Shaikh
Tami Shaikh

Written by Tami Shaikh

Author of 3 books, Contributor to Huffington Post, Thrive Global, & Chicken Soup for the Soul. Life is full of stories; I like to tell them. www.tamishaikh.com

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