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Jan 2015 · 1.3k
Foreign things
Rano Al-Azem Jan 2015
It’s so hard.
Knowing that something will always be there,
And knowing that that’s the way things should be.
Suddenly they’re not.
It’s a completely foreign idea.
Sometimes you think that
“Yes! I can do this,
I’m in control of the situation” and
As soon as you start regaining your confidence
And faith in the world,
You are shattered again.
  All of this
Is by your own doing as well.
You poor, poor soul.
Jan 2015 · 1.1k
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Rano Al-Azem Jan 2015
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Let us explore
All the possibilities,
We will exhaust the night
Trying to find answers
Let us discover
What it means
To be one with our inner struggles.
Jan 2015 · 3.0k
Abyss
Rano Al-Azem Jan 2015
Heart beat racing,
Fingers reached out,
Only to find myself
Reaching into nothingness.
Dec 2014 · 5.6k
Seeking Redemption
Rano Al-Azem Dec 2014
In the realms of despair,
Glistens, a star in the dark.
Salvation, or is it the Morningstar?
Abomination might it be?
Fell for centuries, only to be
Embraced by death himself.
Fear trembles through me,
For I believed myself to be,
A daughter of the heavens,
a daughter of the light.
Entangled in the arms of Lucifer,
I turned out to be,
the darkest daughter, the dark bride.
Queen of the ******,
Doomed I am.
Dec 2014 · 1.2k
Unnamed
Rano Al-Azem Dec 2014
The times when I feel like
Curling up into a ball
And folding into myself
Are the times that I need
To feel your arms around me
*The most
Dec 2014 · 935
Saving humanity
Rano Al-Azem Dec 2014
Why
Why haven’t we noticed yet?
And why
Why aren’t saving each other
And ourselves…

We all want the same thing
All other arguments are lies.
Sometimes the need,
For this thing
Destroys us.

So…
What are we waiting for?
Have we given up on humanity?
Do we NOT want to save each other?

Are we destroying each other on purpose?

For centuries, it’s been the same,
Lovers versus condemners of love,
At least that’s what we think.
But aren’t we all seeking love?
We are the lovers.
But…
If that is what we are…
Then…
Who are the condemners?


Why is it that our lives are all about fighting? Fighting for what we love, fighting for our freedom, fighting to be heard… fighting for our rights… What about peace?
Rano Al-Azem Dec 2014
And for the first time
I realise why,
Love and the moon are interconnected.
Looked up at the sky
Whilst walking on a non-starry night.
There it was,
As majestic as ever.
That was all  it took,
One look.
I couldn’t drag my sight away.
Now I have a valid reason,
A reason to say:
He is my moon.
It is my way of telling the world
That you are what I see.
YOU.
You are that which is all absorbing…

And out of everyone sitting on the table,
Why do I find myself giving YOU sly smiles and lustful glances?
Those smiles and eyes oh so full of hope,
Those poor eyes, tragedy are they yet to see!
Why  do I keep finding myself hoping,
Hoping you will fall in love.
Is it because,
I have already fallen?
Maybe I couldn’t hide what I feel,
Maybe I DON’T want to hide what I feel,
For I keep hoping you notice
Notice how my chest rises and falls more
Because of you,
Because of you, Goosebumps, shivers & more.
More is what I want from you
Secretly I pray
That what you want to do to me
Is much more…
And more is what I want us to become…
Sep 2013 · 4.3k
Savage
Rano Al-Azem Sep 2013
Immensely do I feel,
The grief that is real,
The stories which have been told,
Injustice unfolds.
Never have the truth,
Been farther than the lie.
Savages, savages
Everywhere.
Feb 2013 · 712
Salvation
Rano Al-Azem Feb 2013
It's funny how I found happiness,
just when I thought
it was over.
It's funny how the place I thought was condemnation,
turned out to be my salvation.
It's funny how the sky is suddenly alight with
my dreams that have come true.
It's funny how I share my happiness with
people I'd never valued their worth before.
It's funny how the unknown,
once became known , have rescued me
from an abyss of desperate reality.
It's beautiful how I discovered that,
love comes in all forms and shapes.
It's beautiful to know that,
even if I'm not in love,
I am loved, and I share the love.
It's magical how I was saved,
from my harsh truth,
and had this truth replaced by beauty and sunshine.
It's magical that I am happiest,
at a time when I thought i'd be lugubrious.
And...
It's extraordinary how
friendly smiles and kisses
brought me back to life.
Miracles like those are only dreamt and wished for,
however,
those miracles have happened to me,
and for that,
I am thankful.
Forever grateful.
Feb 2013 · 472
Love
Rano Al-Azem Feb 2013
I love you
I know nothing
But what my heart tells me
And that is
I love you
This is to let you know
That what I feel for you
Can never wholly go.
I love you
Nothing more…
Nothing less…
But as each day goes by
I live and I die
A thousand times each day
And my heart never lies
Because I see nothing
When you’re not around me
When you’re not surrounding me...
I want to say this right,
It has to be tonight,
Just need you to know…
I love you
And I don’t care anymore
Let what is meant to be, be.
And accept me, when I come to thee!
Rano Al-Azem Nov 2012
In a parallel universe,
everyone is merry and the sun doesn't cease to shine.
Light is cast upon the glorious skin of loving people,
tender people, radiating warmth and serenity.
Suddenly,
the earth moves.
The world suddenly becomes a scary place,
words **** you.
People drain you of your freedom, and
your actions are not your own.
They want you to belong to them,
heart,body, and soul.
No exceptions for your thoughts,
trapped by what they think is propriety.
Endless slumber is more enticing than
this world of misery.
I am lugubrious.
This world needs to be abolished, exterminated.
Cleansed of its evil,
cleansed of people.
This world has drained me of my essence.
I am void,
filled with an abundance of what was not.
Mar 2012 · 654
Always and Forever
Rano Al-Azem Mar 2012
What wouldn't I do?
Just to see you
Wouldn't I care?
If you were there
Wouldn't I be?
If you would just let me see
My eyes say what my lips can not follow
My eyes say it all
I want to love you forever
I hope that you feel the same
Always and forever
And until forever
Promise me we’re staying together
So see in my eyes
As I see in yours
Always and Forever
I‘d give everything for you
To make you want to say
Always and Forever
I’d give everything I have
I love you more I can say
For Always and forever.
Promise me we’ll stay together.
Mar 2012 · 1.2k
Yours forever
Rano Al-Azem Mar 2012
Your eyes are flirting with me,
Your lips are teasing me,
You heart is reaching for me,
Your words put me under a spell,
Your touch makes me dance on air,
Your sweetness is genuine,
Your smile is sincere.
I longed for you,
Until you touched my heart,
Broke its shield,
Filled it with warmth enough to melt me away,
And then I eternally became yours.
Mar 2012 · 680
Secret of the night
Rano Al-Azem Mar 2012
Hear my words,
Hear my cries,
Let me tell you,
The secret of the night.
We beings of the underworld,
We beings of the night,
Did what has never been done,
Asked for what has never been asked,
Our inspiration is fire,
Our passion is to ****,
We are the hunters,
You are the preys,
We hunt for you in the depth of the night,
This is our secret,
The secret of the night.
Mar 2012 · 1.1k
Falling
Rano Al-Azem Mar 2012
The simple word you said,
Has a great meaning to me,

As the sun brightens the morning sky,
And As a full moon can’t but light the night sky,

And as you smile,
You bright a full world inside of me,

And your simple words,
Are music to my ears,

How can you not expect me to fall?

To fall head over heels,
To fall, down and down,
To fall in the sea after dawn,
To fall in your charm,
Day after day,

While I keep on falling,
Falling and falling,

The destiny that I keep waiting for,
Will be there sometime in history,
We shall be:

The greatest love there can ever be.
Feb 2012 · 1.0k
This is for me.
Rano Al-Azem Feb 2012
Time for reflection
No more neglection
More self-affirmations and satisfaction
Deep beyond all that tainted my inner beauty
I shed the covers all at once
Revealing the butterfly inside
Soaring and levitating,
Saying goodbye to gravity
Looking at my mirror image, and smiling
Beautiful and happy,
That is what I am
Sun is shining once again
And this time I am the reason
The reason behind my own smile
Confident about the future,
At peace with the past,
Content with the present
Happy for being me
Loving myself,
And if I ever want a poem,
This poem will be a dedication
To myself
I am everything I need,
And if what I need is love,
Then love is what I shall receive.
I control my fate and happiness,
And if loving myself makes me happy…
Then I love myself, and I am not selfish
I am simply satisfied and glad.
Thank you, for being me.

Feb 2012 · 571
The Truth of a Man
Rano Al-Azem Feb 2012
A man is only true when times are rough
But as well as can be, truth can be good
In a time where only truth can rise
And conquer all that be, but the truth
Is not the only thing that goes out
It’s the truth of a man’s feeling
That’s the important truth that must out all else
The truth that makes us know our actions
The actions that come from the heart.
The truth that was meant to be
And that was the important feeling
But only in such a time
A man can realise
The depth of his feelings
And the truth of them.
Feb 2012 · 884
I Beg, and Beg
Rano Al-Azem Feb 2012
I think about you everyday
In every hour, in my every minute
You are my time, each of my single passing days,
My life is in your hands
You won’t take control of it,
Even when I want you to
I beg, and I beg,
I want you to tell me what to do,
I want you to know every single move I did,
So you can see
That all of my moves in life,
However big or small,
Revolve around you
Even when I’m scared
I run and I run,
But I head for you
My body is craving you,
Your smell, your looks, your touch,
I want you to tell me what to do
And I would do anything
Out of my loyalty to you
Loyalty, respect and deep love,
Even when I’m in pain, I hide it,
So I can make you happy,
I don’t want you to console me,
I don’t want you to be next to me all the time,
Just let me do those things for you.
Let me come near you,
I want you to tell me what to do
So you can be selfish, as much as you want
Tell me what to do,
Tell me what to do for you
Let me be your slave
Let me show you my love,
And everything else fades away
You are all I can do,
You are all I can think about,
In my dreams, in my day dreams
And throughout my day,
I don’t want anything from you,
You can give me nothing
But you would still be my everything
And I would do anything
And you would be I all care about.
Feb 2012 · 10.7k
Time Passing, Me Changing
Rano Al-Azem Feb 2012
Time has changed,
The damage has been done,
Look at what I have become.
Now I am game,
And most probably insane,
But I don’t see what’s the big deal.
There’s one thing I want to do,
And that thing is to get close to you,
When the time is right and I’m close enough,
I’ll break your heart and move apart.
I think about it way and through.
You’re not worth it.
Feb 2012 · 516
Him
Rano Al-Azem Feb 2012
Him
I love him more and more every day
Even when I’m away
My mind can’t help but stray
That could only mean that he’s in my mind to stay.
Feb 2012 · 873
Falling in love with life
Rano Al-Azem Feb 2012
Never have I thought a love could be so strong,
So ******* my heart,
Keeping my heart beating all day and night long
Oh my love, sweetheart!
I had no idea who it was I loved
But then I just felt the love and I knew,
It wasn’t who I was looking for
I chose everything and everyone,
All the friends I made and chose, all the time I spent
My choices and I love them
Priceless moments and memorie
I chose to live.
I chose life
I fell in love with the choices I made.
I fell in love with the life I chose
Never before have I felt this way,
Didn’t think I would feel like this someday
What a feeling it is!
Living alive for the first time
Taking my first breath, what a beautiful time!
Dancing to the beats of my heart
Such an incredible art!
Now I know what it feels like to open up my heart
Because when it comes to love,
It always overpowers everything
Indulging everyone to have a taste,
Oh, what a lover have I found darling
I fell in love with life!
Afraid of losing the memories
But then I realised nothing will be lost,
Nothing goes in vain
No matter what I forget,
I know one thing for sure
I’ll always remember the way I felt,
The way I still feel
The feeling of waking up, taking my breath for the first time,
So many beautiful words
So many beautiful feelings
You’re the reason, the reason behind my inspiration
Falling in love,
With life…
Feb 2012 · 601
You.
Rano Al-Azem Feb 2012
Sweeter than anyone else I’ve known
Never before have I shown,
The story which lies beneath the disguise
The story behind all those lies.
Once upon a time
I saw you like I never did before.
Suddenly, you shined like the sun
My life started to rotate around you.
All I want to do is to kiss you, hug you, love you
To love you like you’ve never been loved before,
To give you the love you deserve
To show you the world as it really is.
Help me, show me the way
The path to your heart
God knows I’m looking for it
Be my guiding star
Along with all the other stars you represent
The sky has never been so beautiful before,
But now, it’s the most gorgeous thing I’ve ever seen
You’ve turned my dream into reality,
Changed my reality into splendour.

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