Category: Poetry

  • I wish it was a Lie

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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)

    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

    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,…

  • لم تدرك معنى الحب

    لم تدرك معنى الحب

    by Sarah Ibrahim   دخلتَ عالمي الذي ثبتُّ أساسه حتى لا تتشقق جدرانه و لكن أتيتَ و هدمت الحيطان كسرت الأبواب وصلتَ الى حياة ذلك العالم قلبي! و انت لا تدري للحب معلم أريتني معنًى للسجن في حريتي سلبت الحياة من أيامي خدعتني بأمانٍ واهية و معسول الكلمات التي تخرج من تلك الشفتين علمتني ان…

  • Canyon

    Canyon

    by Sadig Gasim Mukhayer Are you comfortable? Well lets begin. Let me paint a picture. You are seated in your favourite chair in the home of your dreams, comfort at its epitome. You have all that can come to mind and all that you desire is at your fingertips. You are happy. But fatefully you…