Category: – English
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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…
Somali Linx
by Mamado Ortega (M. E. Abdul-Rahman) The skies cloud but they never pore And yet STILL the earth cracks anticipating for The acid rain that never satisfies any thirst Like an eternal curse, genetically inherited from those who came first Ancestors punching us, for letting that traitorous eye get the best of us, or should…
Summer of 95
by Enas Suleiman Ants marched through the cracks of the black dotted ceramic floor I watched them in sympathy knowing it would be their last venture. I untangled the green water hose and gave them my heartfelt condolences as the gush of angry water drowned their minute bodies. The smell of sand and water rose…
Land Of Deception
by Amin Isaac I came here to mess with your perception I’ll alter your reality, call this an inception Let me wake your dreams.. And open your eyes For nothing is what It seems.. Shadow could be where light lies I can see you’re satisfied.. With half-truths and disgusting media You’re gonna tell me they’re…
Hush Hush Poetry (explicit)
by Sara Elhassan I was 15 years old and on summer vacation 2 and a half months to revert back to innocence 2 and a half months to forget about drugs, sex, and issues of race 2 and a half months to run around 7eishan (courtyards) pile in beds having late night conversations with equally innocent friends…
The Poem
By Ahmed Gihad Ibrahim I’m God’s soldier, Sudan’s soldier Sudanese and soon I’ll be a voter After all i gotta get back to my roots Sudanese I said it, and I’m proud of that truth There was a time, when I forgot where I’m from Looked at my country, and I didn’t call it home Now,…
