Wednesday, October 30, 2019

F.O.M.

Fumes of migration
A diversion
Away they take me
Stretching to a past
Never forgotten they make me
Define me

Stories with familiar faces
Road trips to unusual places
Lines mapped in my eyes
Entries to my aching insides
Routes to a heart
Disenchanted
Labyrinths to a mind
Introspected
& what truly remains
Are fading impressions
Made in pure stardust
Receding beyond
The illusory mask
Of her material sanctuary…



Wednesday, October 16, 2019

Death by Poetry (Part II)

طاردتك اليوم
لأربع ساعات
My chest wanders helplessly
محاولا ان يشهق من الهواء كل عطرك
As it remains silent and ironic
لا طالما أردت ان أسالك
For whom the bell tolls?





masks are hardly

  The breeze from the rushing train Still brushes my long hair Still gives a moment of surrender   Masks are hardly Breathable Y...