zayzay
Egyptian & Kurdish / Born in Syria / Raised in Washington / Trilingual / Serenity. Equality. Unity. / / I enjoy expressing my thoughts and feelings through my writing, and reading other poems as well. Most of my poetry is inspired by the music I listen to and the things in my life. / / "To love and be loved." / / "Treat others the way you want to be treated." / / All poems are my own original work :)
Baba tucks me into bed & I ask him to read me a story.
He tells me tales of foxes & rabbits,
Each one ending in glory.
I dream of baby bunnies with cotton tails & cottage houses,
Sneaky wolves with evil plans,
Being deceived by mouses.
Baba tucks me into bed & kisses my forehead goodnight.
We exchange our “I Love You’s” as he turns off the light.
I dream of my new school & wonder if the kids will like me,
Maybe if I pretend to be sick, Baba won’t have to take me.
I yell out to Baba “goodnight!” before closing my room door.
His footsteps keep me up at night,
Till 2 am, 3 am, 4…
I want to tell him that I’m concerned for his health,
That I love him & so much more.
I tuck Baba into bed & kiss his forehead goodnight,
Telling him tales of better days, before turning off the light…
Dec 7, 2021
Dec 7, 2021 at 8:13 PM UTC
You never fail to put a smile on my face
And when I'm next to you
I wouldn't wanna be in another place
I know you think that I don't know what I'm saying
But just know that I mean it, and I'm not playing
You make my stomach flip, like a roller coaster that'll never drop
And every time we kiss, its like we're making time stop
Those big, goofy ears
That **** side smile
It's everything about you
Your walk, your talk, your style
Those morning texts with a bunch of hearts
Couldn't think of a better way for my day to start
I'm down for you, but are you down to ride?
Just say the word, and I'll be the Bonnie to your Clyde
I want you to be here, right by my side
Cuz that's the only place where I don't have to hide
The way you turn me on with the simple things you do
And the happiness you've given me
If only you knew...
And it scares me cuz it all seems too good to be true
But it's all worth it every time you call me your boo
I never thought I could admit it
But I really just want you...♥
Aug 13, 2015
Aug 13, 2015 at 4:53 AM UTC
I hate how easily you can make me smile
And I hate how it only lasts for a while
I hate the warm feeling that invades my heart
Every time you take something simple and turn it into art
For seeing through your eyes was a privilege from the start
I hate how I laugh at every joke you say
And the loneliness that kills me whenever you're away
I hate how easily you climbed over the wall that I spent years to make
And I hate how your crooked smile has left my heart to ache
I hate the dreams that I dream for us
And how they'll never come true
And I hate how I can never be able to share any of them
With you
I hate how you bring out a new side of me
The way you make me feel
So young, wild, and free
I hate how I get excited over the simplest "hello"
And I hate that I love you...
Cuz I gotta let you go.
Jun 1, 2015
Jun 1, 2015 at 6:36 AM UTC
If I had a dollar for every time I saw Mama cry
I wouldn't be asking you for money all the time
And you lived your whole life with a bunch of lies
And I stay up late at night
Praying that you'd come home to apologize
But then I realize
Why should I even care?
It's hard to imagine that you were ever there
Cuz you've been gone for so long
And what you did to us was so wrong
Long nights waiting by the phone
In hopes that you would come back home
And the next day the doorbell finally rang
I open it only to find you wearing a wedding ring
Yeah...
Thanks for the invite
A wedding photo without your own family
What a sight
And what a fight
Well, what did you expect?
That we'd take you in our arms
Like your decisions were correct?
Kinda hard to keep positive
With your constant disrespect
Drilling holes behind our back
I guess now the ship is wrecked
And how will we keep sailing
When the captain ain't even on deck?
And yeah...
Sure you got everything you need
But no matter how much you beg and plead
You can never be forgiven
For the pain Mama has been in
Why can't you stop for once and listen?
Listen to the sorrow she hides inside
Do you hear it?
Cuz I hear it every night
When you left, you took a piece of our hearts
And now it's tearing us all apart
I wish I could rewind right to the start
When there wasn't an emptiness in your room
When I'd look at the clock and know you're coming home soon
Do I hate you for all that you've done?
How could I...when you're my mothers son?
So I guess I have to love you
But right now,
I don't even know you.
Apr 29, 2015
Apr 29, 2015 at 8:38 PM UTC
We say that times have changed
Yet the issues in the news
Remain the same
Three Muslims shot
Over a "parking dispute"
Yet the media news
Can't get to the root
Of the hateful crime
Committed by a brute
Too busy reviewing
Fifty Shades of Grey
While unjust crimes
Are carried out everyday
And why do we let ISIS
Receive so much fame?
And why is it that every
Muslim is to blame?
Associating a belief
With violence and terror
But it is among us
Where you'll find the true error
Using religious excuses
To **** off God's creations
Manufactured missiles
Sweeping entire nations
Thousands dead
With nothing left to gain
And those who survive
Are left with terminal pain
Seeing tears in the eyes of a mother
Her son buried deep
By the prejudice of another
How far will we go
Until we see the wrongdoings?
Cuz once a life is gone...
There is no undoing
Segregating humans
By religion, *** and race
My beliefs may be different
But I am no disgrace
We classify ourselves
With things like melanin
As if our destiny
Is determined by our skin
Ignorance causing our vision to be impaired
Can't accept the unusual
Cuz we're too scared
Too scared of the truth
So we hide behind lies
Too scared of being left out
So we wear a disguise
Morphing ourselves
Into what is accepted
Turning into clones
Fear of being rejected
But it's time to wake up
Time to accept
The difference in our land
Time to end
The suffrage that is at hand
Time to unite ourselves as one
Time to put down the weapons
And put away your gun
So join me now
To spread the love
And to silence the hate
Our world may not be perfect
But it's never too late.
Feb 28, 2015
Feb 28, 2015 at 8:07 PM UTC
We said
It won't stop
But it's too late
I pressed the brakes
Threw away
Everything we gained
With all at stake
Out the window
No more crying
No more pain
All that we knew
All our beliefs
Tossed em out the trash
For my own relief
Yet I'm the one
Filled with sorrow at night
Rereading the letter
Thought I was making things right
How long will it take
To accept the end?
How will I view us
As just friends?
Jan 29, 2015
Jan 29, 2015 at 1:56 PM UTC
Wrapped in a corset
Made from society
Unable to be free
Suppressing my identity
I mask my personality
With everyone else
But it is only around you
That I can be myself
Who else will I unravel to
At the end of the day?
For only you,
Actually listen to what I say
And only you
Judge me not
With your bold presence
Marking each room
With your personal essence
I follow your every move
With great admiration
You give hope to the quiet ones
With courageous inspiration
And where would I be
If God had not gifted you to me?
And how would I survive
Without you in my life?
Sometimes I swear
You're the older one
With wisdom so deep
You were born to stun
Taking no for an answer
Is not an option for you
And you stand your ground
Regardless of what they do
So I'll sit back and aspire
To be as rooted as you
With you alongside me
This world will make do
Jan 26, 2015
Jan 26, 2015 at 5:17 AM UTC
She prepares her kit
To turn into someone else
She's done this for years
Not knowing how to be herself
She smears her lips
With a bright bold Mac
Drawing an artificial smile
Hoping she wont crack
She grabs her eyeliner
And traces her eyes
As strokes of mascara
Send lashes toward the sky
She dips herself in powder
And draws two circles for blush
She irons her natural hair
With every bristle and brush
With this new mask on
She could now face the world
Yet I still wonder
Will I ever meet the real side of this girl?
Jan 24, 2015
Jan 24, 2015 at 11:52 AM UTC
The soft crumbs of bread
Sway with the wind
Onto her grave
Where thousands of birds
Swoop down
like a tsunami wave
I kneel down on the dirt
The closest I'll ever be
To her sublime soul
Never met a woman
More giving than her before
Now she's just a casket
Buried six feet deep
And I am nothing but a man
Who's only function is to weep
What is a world without you my dear?
What will become of me?
I am lost in fear
They say my condition won't bring you back
They say you'll never reappear
No matter how many times I cry
No matter how much I shed tears
They say my status is serious
They say its real severe
But I shall lay on this earth
Beside you
Until the world disappears
Feels like you left me just yesterday
Has it really been ten years...
Jan 21, 2015
Jan 21, 2015 at 2:39 AM UTC
They say "home is where the heart is"
Does that make me heartless...
Jan 20, 2015
Jan 20, 2015 at 4:03 AM UTC