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Mariam Elgarhy Jan 2019
"Run!
Run towards the sun!
Where it will take you to tomorrow,
Where there will no longer be any sorrow!"

I repeat those words day and night.
It strengthens me to fight,
To fight for tomorrow,
Where there will no longer be any sorrow.

I've made a lot of regrettable mistakes,
Mistakes that can make the earth quake.
I've made a lot of horrible things,
Oh, how much sorrow it brings!

But I wait for tomorrow.
I wait for the moment I'm able to let go
Of the sorrow that fills me,
Finally feeling free.

The sun rises,
The oceans quiet,
No longer in a riot.
At last, the world is empty of vices!

Here lays tomorrow,
A day without any sorrow.
You may be sad, but please know that it's only temporary. You don't know what tomorrow has in store for you so just hold on and don't give up on life. The world isn't ready to let go of you yet.
Mariam Elgarhy Jan 2019
While we're laughing
And smiling,
Others are
Dying.

While we're eating
And drinking,
Others are
Starving.

While we're running
And playing,
Others can’t
Walk.

While we're reading
And learning,
Others can’t
Write.

Shh…
Do you hear that?
That’s them
Crying for help.

Hold on…
Do you see that?
That’s us
Not helping.
There are people suffering in this world, whether you know about it or not. Those of us who can help, should. Everyone deserves to enjoy life as much as we do.
Mariam Elgarhy May 2018
I may choose to love,
But it must be hidden.
Oh, God above;
It is forbidden!

Not uttered in the quiet winter,
Not even as soft as a whisper.
Oh, it must be hidden
For it is forbidden!

I take a chance
And steal a glance,
Oh, what a mistake;
My heart now aches!

But I cannot utter the word,
The word that I cannot afford.
It must be hidden
For it is forbidden!

I long for a day
Where I can say
The word that is hidden;
Oh, why must it be forbidden?
Mariam Elgarhy May 2018
I remember when you told me,
“We are meant to be.”
I remember when you told my heart,
“We will never be apart.”
I remember when you whispered,
“My dreams have been answered.”

Do you remember those times?
Do you remember those lines?

I remember when you smiled at me
And told me to never change and always be me.
I remember when you looked into my eyes
And said, “These moments, with you, are the ones I will never despise.”
I remember when you told my heart,
“I will always be at your side even when death does us apart.”

Do you remember those times?
Do you remember those lines?

You don’t.
You won’t.
You are too busy telling those words
To your new “bird”

That’s what you used to call me;
“My birdy,” that’s what you named me.
I guess I’m now the “forgotten birdy”
Mariam Elgarhy Mar 2018
I'm lost,
But that's the cost.

                              And I deserve it.

I opened up,
Rather than just close up.

It was my fault,
My fault alone.

I should've kept my mouth shut,
Should've never opened up.

It was my fault,
My fault alone.

I'm still lost,
But that's the cost.

                              And I deserve it.

You don't know what you've done.
You don't know why I'm hurt.

You don't really care.
And I can't blame you.

I opened up,
When I should've kept my lips shut.

In the end, what did I get?
Nothing. I just lost what was left.

So it's my fault,
My fault alone.

                              And I deserve it.
Mariam Elgarhy Feb 2018
My heart throbs
Every time he smiles
Because of another.

My heart breaks
Every time he laughs
Because of another.

My heart is his
But his
Is another’s.

We are no longer together.
He’s with another,
And I’m alone forever.
Mariam Elgarhy Jan 2018
I would travel the world for you
Would you travel it for me too?
I would reach the stars for you
Would you reach them for me too?

You left
And I went after you
And decided to stay with you

I would search the world for you
Would you search for me too?
I would search the stars for you
Would you search for me too?

You left
And I stayed
And decided to finally let you go
"Sometimes love means letting go when you want to hold on tighter." ~Melissa Marr
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