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I am but a speck of dust
Lost in this vast cosmos
Inside my mind
Hides the entire universe
.
At the heart of soul of this speck of dust
Lives the Most magnificent, Most Sublime
The Creator of all
* * *
WOW
I gasp in awesome wonder
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When the sun shines every morning
It does not think what if someone objects to its heat
It would Just give its best, anyway
When twilight falls in the evening
It does not care who would curse its darkness
It would just embrace all, anyway
When Sky gates flung open to relinquish earth
It does not hesitate in case some passers by would get wet
It would just rain anyway
When you align yourself with the Most Sublime
You would not consider how people see you;
Would they mock you
Would they belittle you
Would they hurt you
Or would they even kill you
You’re constantly content
Perpetually in magnificent harmony
Like stillness in the eye of the storm
You would just BE, anyway
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This poem is dedicated to my friend Genie (Palestine Rose)
When you write raw
You leave your heart exposed
Unmasked
Unprotected
It will carry many cuts and bruises
It might even bleed its life out
I too, write raw
Not to appease
Neither to please
And certainly not to hurt or cause harm
Not to praise or to be praised
Not to condemn or put anyone down
But to heal and ease the pain
Of an injured world
With which I fell madly in love
Long before the day I was born
I hear rivers and oceans weeping I go to pieces
I see the tears running down sky’s face,
I melt away, I go insane
I would peel off the kernel of my soul
I would crush my being to nothingness
I would dwindle and wither away
I would set my heart ablaze
To see a child smile
Take my heart
Take my heart
grind it down
Sprinkle the dust over this tormented world
Turn it to compost
Let it feed love-hungry souls
In the palm of my hand I hold my heart, tender and sore
With delight I give it away
Watch the blossoms budding around
As one child smiles again
Wouldn’t you?
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Holding on my hand
Strolling away
How could I resist
A tender baby’s hand
Embraced in mine
***
How could I let go
Of baby’s little fingers
Wrapped around mine
How could I remember
Fears, worries, illusions
When angels hover,
Forever, by my side
My heart is giggling
Her hand in mine
My mind is fizzing
Her world is mine
I came from there
Have always been
There I belong
Her world is mine
Where fairies dance in lavender valleys
Where grass grows tall, untamed and wild
.
Where butterflies have names
Grasshoppers play games
Back-floating they dream
.
Where babies dive
Splashing in rivers
Of daisies and jasmine
.
Where angels swim in milky-ways
Leaving trails of stardust behind
I came from there
Have always been
There I belong
Her world is mine
Floating with children
Smiling at rabbits
Chatting to fairies
My heart is giggling
Her hand in mine
Look, look up there
Flapping my wings
Jumping high then falling down
Her hand in mine
Her eyes of stars
Glowing with glee
Such innocent face
Such radiant light
And heavenly grace
O sweet my baby
Tender and pure
O smile my baby
Come heal and cure
Your hand in mine
Your world is mine
I look at her
In awesome wonder
Then sings my soul
Her hand in mine
Tiny and tender
Her hand in mine
I look at her
In awesome wonder
Then sings my soul
Her world is mine
Serene sublime
Her world is mine
Her world is mine
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.
Like a fool
Running up and down the streets of Jerusalem
Looking for me
.
.
Staring at people’s faces
Searching in their eyes for my features
Did that boy pronounce my name?
Might I find my shadow stitched in his heart?
.
.
Don’t ask me about my age
I stopped counting decades ago
For every second of pain count thirteen years
Forty, for each fallen tear
Seventy, for each smothered breath
Nine centuries for every stolen smile of a child’s face
.
.
Did you see me?
Do you know where can I find me?
I dared to whisper
.
Before time began,
Right here, beneath your feet
My heart was sown
Art by Palestinian artist Ahlam Al-Faqih
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In Palestine
Wherever you go, whatever you do
You are always smothered by the ugly face of occupation
Silently
Patiently
Resiliently
Dignifyingly
Systematically
Breathtakingly
Day in and day out
You learn to practice
The art of beautiful resistance
;
PALESTINE
I LOVE YOU
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فكما تتشقق الأرض لتنبت زهرة
وكما يتفتت الصخر فتكبر بذرة
كذا العمر يفنى
فعقل يُدّك
وقلب يُشّق
وروح تُفتق
و تسقط عَبرة وتُخنق عَبرة
لتُبعث نفس
وتزهر مهجة
وتولد فكرة
.
Birth
As soil pushed apart for a flower to grow
As a rock split asunder for a seed to bloom
Thus life gets eroded
Mind grinned
Heart crushed
Soul squeezed
A fallen tear… a smothered tear
Resurrection
Blossom
A thought is born
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اعيش حالة من الحزن تشبه الموت ولا اقول الا كقول الصدّيقة مريم
” يا ليتني مت قبل هذا وكنت نسياً منسياً “
كيف لا ؟
ارى موطني يتفتت فييتفتت قلبي هلعاً
وارى الأخ يذبح اخاه فينفطر قلبي جزعاً
آه يا امة ما حملت الرسالة
آه يا امة قد خانت الامانة
آه يا امة روعت قلب الرسول
آه يا امة ادمعت عين البتول
“وإن تتولوا يستبدل قوماً غيركم ثم لا يكونوا أمثالكم”
.
Tears
I live a state of sadness that resembles death
I say nothing but what Mariam, the pure, have said
“Ah! would that I had died before this!
Would that I had been a forgotten memory, out of sight!”
.
Why not?
.
I see a Homeland torn to pieces… my heart is slaughtered
I see a brother slaying his own… my soul is ripped apart
.
Woe unto thee, “Ummah”, for not delivering the Message
Woe unto thee, “Ummah”, for betraying trust
Woe unto thee, “Ummah”, for breaking the heart of the Messenger
Woe unto thee, “Ummah”, for bringing tears into the eyes of the pure
.
“If ye turn away, He will substitute in your stead another people;
then they would not be like you!”
.
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From the womb of agony
Dreams are born
Sweet and pure
We nourish and groom
And watch them grow
After living in us
Long enough
They come alive
Before we know it
We start living in them
Living…them
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What kind of music is this I am hearing?
Who is whispering in my ear?
Scented words that has no meaning
To no one else but this poor little girl
Drizzling love…serene delightful
Fizzing my mind with fragrant sparkles
Showering me with sweet aroma
Bathing me in heavenly foam
Suds of joy danced around
Bubbles of ecstasy embraced my soul
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