Author: naswithnotepads
I, self & Nation
by Ahmed Salah I self & nation The 17th of November 2000 & self My feet touched this land Didn’t recognize the slang Didn’t understand dem clan & my mind just clicked Here I don’t belong Here I waznt born, here I don’t know how to deal with dem folks & I’m gone Till I…
U Got Fooled
by Amin Isaac she said it’s true that he makes me live hell.. but sometimes he makes me feel like heaven.. she said he’s constantly giving me limps and busted lips.. i can handle all that pain more or less she said but what would kill me is the pain of loneliness she said he…
BequeatheQuest
by Ahmed Hardallo Quest, Out to the woods , for the explanation of the string theory as obsolete as it may be , it flaps in the wind , A beacon of a possibility of a null probability , like an indefinable infinity, Like the the adamant nature of no passability , As it is…
More Than 1, 2, 3
by Qutouf Yahia One. More than once I’ve been told that I don’t look like I pray That I just don’t seem the type And I often thought that it was because of what I wear Or how I don’t always cover my hair But what I don’t understand is how we associate religion with appearance when we don’t…
Loving You
by Sadig Gasim Mukhayer Loving you is easy ‘coz you’re beautiful But so damn hard at the same time Because your hard head hurts my sane mind Driving it behind to my insane one & I’m left trying to gain one upper hand But I find both my hands up in surrender & though tender…
Untitled
by Sara Elhassan The customer walks away, leaving the trader counting his money. …Correction – HER money. HER hard earned money. She looks down at the bag, marveling at how oversized – and empty – it looks now that it has become her property. She strains to hear the sound coming from the bottom of the…
Refraction
by Ahmed Hardallo I spent the morning sifting through the swamps of my ill disposition Emerged tracking through the marshes of my goodwill, sullying its bad mane I shook the mirth off , and shed the luster of conceit for the gaiety of content The guttural swirling of butterflies morphs through adolescence into a comfortable aged content , The…
I wish it was a Lie
by David’s Daughter I wish it was lie That look .. Stare and smile The secrets that we told Laughters .. Silly jokes and tears we couldn’t hold Thought that am a big girl .. Handled all kinds of men before So whatever he makes me feel it cant be all Real .. That was…
House of Mirrors
by Sidra M. Said Hollow hopes: I find no solace in your company. I look at you with eyes seeking comfort but find none. Your gaze does not falter as I scream in outrage, hoping against hope that for once, I might tempt you to relieve me of the burdens I have silently shouldered for…
Send in The Clowns
by Maabad Said (Temple) Send in the clowns To Forgo all sadness Turn your miserable frown All the way Upside Down Let them plummet, let them sink To Drown you in your own drool As you break down In uncontrollable laughter With their comical banter Mind you The facade of their happiness Conceals the spite…
