Ahmed Ali: Favorites

Nov 2017 Ahmed Ali

Star BG

LOOK not in a book or spiritual center
but inside heart for there
the divine soul echoes with wisdom,
every moment of every day.

Nov 2017 Ahmed Ali

The Beggar of La Goulette*

Nov 2017 Ahmed Ali

Lazhar Bouazzi

The Beggar of La Goulette*

A beggar I once met
At the port of La Goulette
Greeted me with a nod
But he spoke to me not.

A beggar I once met
At the port of La Goulette
Made me wonder all night:
What's a beggar who beggs not?
c) LazharBouazzi
*La Goulette is a seaport town in the northern suburbs of Tunis.

Nov 2017 Ahmed Ali

LOVE POEM

Nov 2017 Ahmed Ali

Traveler

LOVE POEM

I will love you
From here now on
Unconditionally
Right or wrong
I will share
Your secret pain
I will ride
Your hell bound train
Down and out
Out of work
I will love you
Beyond your worth
I will love it
When you smile
I will love you
For a while
'Til the end
Where love flies free
I will love
Both you and me!

Traveler Tim
"Happy Thanksgiving"

Nov 2017 Ahmed Ali

SIGN ON THE DOTS

Nov 2017 Ahmed Ali

Traveler

SIGN ON THE DOTS

(Dear Poetess)

What is your
Greatest desire?
Pitch me now
Your unbridled plea
I can give you
Anything you want
If you give me
What I please

No worries
No limits
No depth to deep
Awake or dreaming
Or while you sleep
Oh the sins
We shall heap
When
Your soul
Become
Mine to keep

Oh dear Poetess
Just sign here
I will lead you
Beyond despair
In to a world
Of whips and chains
Be my lover
In burning flames
Together we shall
Rule beneath
Emerged in the passion
Of your most wicked beliefs...

Traveler Tim

Nov 2017 Ahmed Ali

Untitled

Nov 2017 Ahmed Ali

Eriko

Untitled

my life thus far
have been finding a home
a living space to house my love
a kindling hearth
to trust and fall

Nov 2017 Ahmed Ali

Addicted

Nov 2017 Ahmed Ali

victoria

Addicted

Addicted

If I’m not addicted to Facebook
I’m addicted to a poetry site

If I’m not addicted to alcohol
I’m addicted to any azipam

If I’m not addicted to tattoos
I’m addicted to ***

If I’m not addicted to the sky
I’m addicted to reading

If I’m not addicted to shopping
I’m addicted to tinder

If I’m not addicted to exercise
I’m addicted to food

If I’m not addicted to staying thin
I’m addicted to cutting my hair

If I’m not addicted to AC/DC
I’m addicted to Leonard Cohen

If I’m not addicted to writing
I’m addicted to procrastinating

If I’m not addicted to the beach
I’m addicted to my bed

If I’m not addicted to you
I’m addicted to someone else

If I’m not addicted to something
Then I’m not happy being un-addicted....

In the words of a song I love dearly...
addicted
“I’ve never met a ****** that I didn’t like”

Many of us are addicts.... it’s how we survive ❤️