I place nothing above you
Songbirds sing sweetly in my ears
But you fly higher
Clouds grow and form shapes
But the form that shapes in my mind is your face
The moon is out of reach
But you are a light that shines brighter in my night
The sun can rise and set over me a million times
And the stars beyond
I place nothing above you
Because I love you

I place nothing above you
Not hope or joy or love or life
I would eat your pain
Let your cancer spread through me
And destroy me completely
Let your sorrow become tears I must shed
Let your darkness swallow me whole
I take a misstep and lose my way a thousand times
But I'm found again if you find me
I place nothing above you
Because I love you

“Rain for my words,”
Cried the poet.
But the rain would not acquiesce;
For she dreaded a languagekiss.

© LazharBouazzi, Carthage - Tunisia, May 14, 2016

Hair gray, glistening with wisdom.
Wrinkles carved by life’s ordeals.
Eyes blinded by decades of vigilance.
Ears failing from listening to our distress.
Hands shaking, frail from lifting spirits.
Legs aching for always leading the way.
Throat sore from hours of discourse.
Back curved, encumbered by our worries.
Heart swollen with unconditional love

Have your people call my people
We'll set something up
Solve a few world problems
Over a simple lunch

Discussing all the does and don'ts
All that needs to be done
Serve up a delicacy of world peace
Before the taste is off our tongue  

We'll lick the icing on the energy crisis
In the middle of dessert
A rather tasty morsel
Before we head back to work

Oh and when it comes to world hunger
We'll both get doggy bags
That is if in our gluttony
There is anything left

The only thing is we seem to argue over
Is this slight problem we both have
Who's turn is it this time
To pick up the tab