She is a pretty little bird of a rare species..
Flying so high … high up…and sometimes low…
Endless search for the strongest branch to rest..
In a familiar wood…She wouldn’t know her fate
Until one fine day she was put to a test…

She is a pretty little thing…
So bizarre… a special one of its kind…
One day she was caught, tied and locked
She trembled, she felt so scared but she was trapped..
Snatched was her freedom, robbed was her life…
Taken was her dignity, stolen was her identity…
She is a lonely bird in a golden cage…
She doesn’t whistle sweet love songs
She cries everyday she cries …
Ugly lullabies… Bitter sweet love and defeat songs
All that glitters are not pure gold….
In her golden cage, she frantically stumbles...
She falls… suffocates in fake luxuries….
Hiding behind those radiant smiles, what a fake she is…

Cold, cold lifeless life…false sweet words of love and empty promises…
She’d rather die peacefully in the woods so free
What life is an extravagant life?
In the comfort of her silky linen bed ,
Her heart aches and she dies everyday

Her face turned white..Her heart turned cold
She breathes slowly she is so freaking cold….
In this golden cage… the iron bars feel so cold..
She cries and waits for the day to come by…
The day … the final day that she would be sold…
She is just a pretty little bird in someone’s castle
Trapped in a golden cage, she’d lost her soul…….

When I was a kid
Mom combed my hair
and we sang Que sera sera
This was what she always said to me:
"Sharina Sharina what ever will be will be
The future you dont see..
but you are my pretty girl
please let me see..."
and she turned my head around
kissed my forehead and smiled...

When I was a teenager
I combed my hair every night
missing my mom's beautiful hands
as she brushed my hair gently
and softly said good night

When I turned to adulthood
I combed my hair daily still
making sure its healthy and perfect
and put a head scarf and covered it
My religion says beauty is not to reveal
My crowning glory is not a display
In this way I protected my dignity...

When I got married
The night my love uncovered my veil
Thanking me for saving my modesty
This crowning glory, this body and this soul
is made for him in the most sacred way...

Years have passed...
and now I am getting old...
still combing my hair before i turn in to bed...
my love is snoring on the bed
no longer eagerly waits...
and the hair brush is getting too hard
hurts the skin on my head
painfully brushing my crowning glory
in between the thinning curls
look what I've just found
Grey hair... ochh!!!

He stood there
looking so aloof
Claim himself a warrior
Protector of peace

He stood there
looking so aloof
Bragging to the world
I help the poor

He stood there
Looking so aloof
Cheating the whole world
Wearing sheep's clothings..

He stood there
Oh please....
Let the world know
He is the wolf
in sheep's clothing...

I am sitting in my chair.
All my thoughts are slow and brown
Singing again a sorrow song…
Life is torn in two
Heart is broken to pieces
Deep wounded heart
Isn't easy to heal...
Sorrow is a silent pain
Hurts your heart, kills your brain
Sorrow is like a ceaseless rain
Silent scream, heart bleeds once again…
You hope to die as you twist and turn
Wish the sorrow ends as you scream in pain
The day stood still,
at dawn, you are alive again
Endure the same pain again and again…
Endless song of sorrow…
When will this end?
This sorrowful heart has neither wax nor wane,
     Neither stop nor begin...
Tell me...
How and When will this sorrow comes to an end?

I figure
He'd miss this day
Just like he had before
During my most important days
Throughout my grow up days
My first day at school
My concert day
My speech day
My sports day
And other significant days..
But i wished he is here today
To witness this meaningful day
How I wish you are here daddy...
Somewhere in the crowd
Wearing your blazer and your ties
Like the way I used to see you
During my childhood days.....
I take a last glance at the audience
in the magnificent hall
I stand still
A pang of frustration
My anger boils
My name was announced
I am taking my step
Heavily
Very slowly...
Unbelievably.......
A proud figure standing tall
at a corner
The loudest clap I hear
A handsome smile on daddy's face
Daddy is finally here..........
‪#‎Convocation‬ I wish daddy's here

I'm gonna tell god
You killed my mom
I'm gonna tell god
You slaughtered my dad
I'm gonna tell god
You ***** my sisters
I'm gonna tell god
You tortured my brothers
I'm gonna tell god
You burned down our village
I'm gonna tell god
You bombed the whole Syria..
I'm gonna tell god
You tore our lives apart
I'm gonna tell god
You painted Syria red..
the precious blood of our Muslim brothers
and sisters...
I'm gonna tell god...
You broke my arms and legs
I'm gonna tell god
You made me permanently paralyzed...
but my heart is still alive...
and I 'm gonna tell god everything.....

This weird dream
I had last night
keep tormenting me...
How shall I ignore
this strange feelings I have..
Tossing and turning..
My bed is burning..
Staring at him lying next to me
deep in his sleep...
Should have known...
I've been sleeping with the enemy..

How often do you tell
the demon inside of you
to hide well...
to behave good
to pretend god...
How often do you feel
letting the demon out
no more hiding
no more behaving
no more pretending
no more faking...
where your demon hides
does it matter
if you let it go?
your soul could be free...
just let the demon out
from where it hides...

In a state of grief
my depression accumulates
the emptiness inside
A pang of sadness
Almost unbearable
For a mother to endure
the years that passed
Your childhood was happy
The moment
they placed you into my arms
you slipped into my hearts...
You grew before my eyes..
weren't those days meaningful at all?
My beautiful son..
I mourn over the son I have lost
You did not say goodbye
You did not hug me
or wipe my tears
You were gone...
Lost into your very own world
Your internet world
Your virtual Life
Your childish decision
So you are adult
and I am stranger..

“when I turn my back
and watch closely..
the ladders of my life, i stepped up..
the queue of incidents .. happened to me
I find myself
weaving dreams
to fly very high
struggling every moment
and yet watching myself
drowning ..
into the deep ocean of tears
and failure ..
It showed a streak of hope..
......"

Know what i fear most
This uninvited demon in my head
Keeps telling me to rebel
Begging me to succumb to wicked ways.  
Whispering and praising..
What i did wrong was what i did right..
This demon i fear most
It stays in the back of my mind
Telling me evil stuff
Never letting me go...
Until i surrender myself..
To collaborate more..
In evil conspiracy theory

The demon in my head
Once we shook hands..
Had a toast... Few drinks
And it was hooked on me
Followed me around..
Deciding things for me.  

Listen to my pledge
How to get rid of this demon
Building his nest in my head
For too too long

Sombre is the night
The moon is lazy to shine
The stars are hiding the lights
The sky is the darkest
The night is the coldest
Everything looks frozen and cold
Gone are the nights of joy and laughter
Now just nights of sad sombre moods

Even in pain
I smile
In confusion
I understand
In betrayal
I keep my trust
In fear
I continue to fight
In darkness
I see the light
I have no fear
I have no regrets
My creator is the reason why...
I am a follower of my faith...
I am strong...
Stronger than I have ever been

Hungry kisses
Gentle touches
Tender love
Laughter was joy
Magnificent were the days
Intimate moments shared
Precious time spent
Sudden Tsunami
Love was torn apart
Silence was goodbye
I understood it well

You are a girl and I'm a boy and springs not so far away
What do you think your mum will say if I ask you out to play
I will promise her that I'll be good and will never misbehave
maybe just a little naughty but I promise I will be English gentleman..
who brings you safely home again to your door step..
..... at the end of the day

If you trust me girl, let's go out do not delay
Its a sunny day today let not waste time on a precious day..
Don't think twice..dont think thrice just come out to play
come out at once.. let me make you laugh again..
laugh again.. laugh again … when we play again and again….

Heard you were scolded by your mummy today
at school your teacher made you stand outside all day..
forget all that now my sweet girl, let us play
adults don't understand that we kids need to play.. need to play..

On a summers day and spring days.. everyday
Lets play hide and seek, do you still remember the old old days?
We used to hide in auntie Rose's huge garden to play?
hope you'd remember the roses I'd pick for you?
I saw a sweet sweet rose just perfect for your hair...
Come lets play on a Spring day today....

I used to cheat when we were playing hide and seek those days
lets play again this time I'd try to let you win all the way

There your pretty looking mum is coming…
Hope she'd noticed me, a good boy next door..
I'd pray she'd let you out to play this evening..
I wish she doesnt mind to let your beautiful gown gets *****
I hope... i pray... I wish.... we can play..
if she doesn't let you still
ohh pity me... my spring days will be such a bore….

Travelling in my sleep
Somewhere so far away
A place so strange
I have weird feelings
Unfamiliar voices
surrounding me
Where am I?
Tired..
What a long journey
I went through
Hours in my sleep
I dreamt a strange dream
But I was not scared
of meeting the one ...
I love most
I have been seeking for
so long....
almost forever
almost an endless journey..

But I have found you at last
My eternity... My love
You are heaven in my dream
Cure of my every pains
Let me sleep forever
My dream will never cease..

At dawn is my reality
snoring beside me
sleeping like a log
Time to rise and jog
My fantasy ended here.......

The  melody in my head
keeps haunting me
hurts my heart
injures my brain
paralyses my body
erases my sense of belonging
stop at once..
I hate this song...
The lyrics my pain
the rhythm my scar
its bleeding again...

In between the white sheets
bitter sweet memories
of love, life and pain
pillows drenched with tears
on cold nights when lovers fight

The cringes of the bed
on hot nights when bodies sweat
when love is made
out of nothing at all...
pretending... faking love

My heart is gold
but my hands are cold
my magic words
hidden  and frozen
for  too long,
I was told.

wondering now
Am I too late?
or
Perhaps too old?
To pen a painful write
from a lazy soul.

I can touch the sky ..
Without wings to fly ..
Just with a feeling that you are near by..
I can reach the top of the mountains when your shadow pass by
I can reach the deepest seas without blinking my tiny eyes …
Thinking of you .. as the only breath supply ..!!

I wish I could show you
When you are lonely
and feeling a little lost
When you are grieving
or in sheer  darkness
Look deep inside you
There is a little light
hidden somewhere between your heart
the light of your own being...

have faith in yourself
keep believing..
loneliness is not definite
and darkness will never stay too long
knock the door of heaven once more
see the brightest light...
shining.. it shines so bright..

If the door is open
Light may enter and invites you in..
The darkness of the world
Stormy days throughout
Believe...
the faintest glimmer of light will appear
and you will see GODS guiding light ,
to relight hope in your heart
Darkness, Loneliness will soon disappear...

Late night
My brain is the most fluid
Sorry darling,
I don't hate the bed
I am in love with poetry
and poetry is loving me
my fingers keep pressing the alphabets
on the computer keyboard
to form magical words, phrases, sentences
till magic is created
another poetry is done....

Why goodbye is always so sad..
The unspoken deep emotion
The longing hearts
The Endless sobs
The Pouring tears
The unanswered questions
Till the person you're reluctant to let go
is back..
Wrap tight in your hug again...

Don't ever say good bye then..
if it is too heart breaking...
to depart..
Just disappear in the thin air..
and never return again..
Just go missing somewhere far...
and never show your face again
so we do not have to bear
this costly emotional wound again...

Behind the purple mountains
Is where my sunset shows
Bringing deep tranquillity
When the last sunshine glows

Slowly the sky will darken
The sun is shying away
Soon its midnight blue
Remember...
In that place where I find you

A change in the atmosphere
The world now serene and peaceful
Like it usually should be
And there beyond the sunset
Lies a home for you and me

I painted flowers on the wall
I drew my dream house on the door
I created a picture puzzle on the floor
Played them all by myself
My nanny didn't understand me
She didn't learn about creativity
She just stood at a corner watching me..
I just hoped for a second she would join me...

A lonely child I was...
Talking to myself, mumbling, singing...
Playing with my imaginary friends
I built this magic land out of imagination
I was the queen, the king, the prince , the princess..
Just to mention a few human characters...

Every time I stepped into this mansion
It grew bigger, slightly bigger than before...
Every time I was taken outside, Which was hardly,
My eyes hurt, my skin cried in pain...
My nanny rushed me inside..
The door was closed before me...
She bathed me quickly,
Rubbed ointment on my skin,
Dressed me and put me to sleep
The next day I was told again to play all by myself
again in this creepy dark room

Spring is here once again
The same colorful flowers
Blooming once more...
Remember that daffodil's bush?
Used to hide there every time we quarreled
and the last time we did... it was bad
You threw away the  roses I pluck from this garden
Ever since that last spring season,
Spring is numb, deaf, mute season for me..
You Took away your happy smile with you
So mad... so angry at me,
The picture of your smiling face
I save vividly in my memory
But this is spring time again...
and I miss that smile I love so much
your special spring's smile, I adore
will last for many seasons to come..
Come back please...
I 'll wait for the spring's smile
every spring time, every year...

Who will resist
A blooming flower
Stand out the most
Beautiful among the rest

It blooms it lasts
The entire days
Glowing perfectly
In the her father's secret garden

The sweetest nectar
From a full bloom flower
Patiently wait
For the right bee to buzz
Finding its way into the secret garden

Sipping its sweetness
Abusing its beauty
Snatching it away
far away from the comfort
Of a garden made of gold ...

Its long gone
Its story half forgotten
Trapped in a glass house
With a heartless king of bee

The beauty of a flower may fade
It dries it dies
But the trail of
Of its fragrance
Will
Lasts...
In her father's secret garden..

Trapped in a snow storm
Fell into a barren land
A narrow cave for a hide
shivering between each breath
the coldest coldest winter
chills the bones, freezes the brain
Numb veins, blood icy cold
White snow covers the land
Everything is frozen white
Quiet, peaceful, lonely
this bared deserted land

How she used to bloom
Turned your garden into heaven
How she used to shine
Became your pride and your joy
Lifted your life
Her lively presence no more
She is just a fading flower
in a colorless garden
Gasping for fresh air
Suffocating...
slowly fading...
silently dying...

freezing cold
in a selfless hug
wide awake
recollecting memories
dried tears
dying in between
frozen sheets
memories never fade
let me die a thousand times...
I'm breaking free
from these haunting memories
Lemme go...
Gotta let it go...

Tried to ROAR back
Louder... Nastier... Hungrier..
Swallowed the voice in my throat
Thought I'd be fierce enough
Like I used to be...
When I simply snapped
and screamed and shouted
on Things I disagreed most
on Things I hated most
Mellowed down with the number of years
added to my age...
Common senses and maturity
Wiser and thoughtful..
To roar yes I can
But with great diligence
I roar...

love is crazy...
for,
some they  just go mad
some cry out of pain
some cry out of joy

others make promises
others break promises
others cheat and lie

some say i will bring you the stars
some say i will bring you the moon

for others they say they will be heros
for others they say they will do anything
all becouse of love

for some it's a sweet memory
for some it's pain that has been
for their loved ones left without a reason

love is crazy
it appears from nowhere
it never ask you why
it does not have a direction
love never explain

love can whisper from a distance
love can sharpen your senses
or sometimes make them numb
love is uncontrollable
love is contagious

love speaks from the heart the loudest
love dis functions the brain
no one in love has the time to think
rationally
because
love is simply crazy
love is pagal

What kind of life?
Sweet and brutal lies,
What kind of happiness?
Being swayed in deceit..
Manipulations, deceptions..
She was betrayed, lied and deceived..

She was in a cocoon surrounded by lies..
she was too blind she couldn’t spot a trace
It all started with a bunch of sweet lies
Tormented heart, scarred emotions, what a disgrace?

You'd let her heart ruled her head
You'd played selfishly with her gullible heart
You'd cheated her mind till she couldn’t think ahead..
You'd stolen her soul and broken her heart..

Deceit and Deception, over and over
The chances of happiness, hopes is always there
Wise thinking will determine your fate
making choices for the best, better soon than late

Its your smile...
That tickles my heart
and makes me smile too
Its your eyes..
That gazes too long
and makes me blush
my cheeks pink and red
Its your stare
That kills me
my heart stops to breathe
for a moment or two
Its your voice
That whispers I hear
Every waking hour
Your voice sounds so near
Its your jokes
That I remember most
Every time I remember us..
spending time together
Its your touch
That lingers too long
The fingerprints I can't erase
Its your lies..
That sweet lies I couldn't bear
Your disguises and your lies
Tore my heart in two...
Its the memories
That sweetest moments
That bitterness and pain
The knowledge that life has to go on...
Its the strength... I need
to move on....

A loud cheer from a huge crowd
Anxiously waiting for their idol
listen to words of promise
An aspiring Future leader
Charismatic and strong
Loved by many hated by many
Singing his manifestos
Some agrees some are doubtful
Music to the ears... real sweet..
If only he did not sugar coat everything
He might have won....
There goes one charismatic leader
All talks but no action....

Drowning in the world of lies
Truth hurts they say
Sweet are the lies told...
Pretending to be safe and sound
Hiding, disguising in the world of hypocrisy
When truth always hurt..
Lies can be sweet...
When is a lie ever so sweet?

By Rina

I have nothing I only have words
Words of the enchanted love
Words of an inspiring beauty
Words of fairies and princess in fantasy land
Words….. only with words
I could treasure your love
And say a million Thank You

I only have Words to paint the whole world blue
Or red or green or yellow
With my words I paint the world bright
I paint it dull, gloomy , cheerless…
Arrange each words and make them sound so right…

It seems that all my life I have been looking
for Perfect words...
words to say things right
And make you and everybody feel alright

If I should leave you too soon
Just remember all the magic words we shared
Magical Words from me are not just words
They are words Written from my deepest heart
No diamonds or gold can be compared
of this Perfect gift for you from an angel
Who only knows how to write…

Words of poetry are like the soft feathers
Delicate, beautiful and colorful…
As she Placed the feather upon your bed
an angel leaves silently…
the precious words , the memories she leaves behind…
only to remind you… of …
A feather from an angel ,
with love….

In egotism,
one is mocked by fear
assailed by his own rage
traumatized by it all his life...
he passes his life totally troubled..
by his own fear and rage...
till he is able to let go..

a graveyard silent night
tip-toed to my bed
is there a skeleton in the closet?
waiting to scare me...
anytime!
perhaps a freaking monster under the bed?
crawling out in the middle of the night
clawing my face , ******* my blood..
let me stay safe please...
this erie night
I have goosebumps all through the night
Please I need to be safe and sound

Kissed your cold lip
Hugged your fragile body
Touched your lifeless face
Caressed your dry skin
I was hoping your fragrance
is Christine Dior...
I was praying to see you smile..
You were tired and dried out...
Painful to see you go like this..
Slowly ... painfully...
Breathing still  but dying
and the clock is ticking....

Where else can a poet stay
a secret space in his poetry
The best get away
Hidden from this crude ugly world
In the name of creativity
Be comfortable with words of arts

A poet hides in a metaphor
Unveiled the untold...
Unapologetically figurative...
Being complacent in his secrecy...
In making each stands

The beauty of poetries....
The poet  bets his fortune
In each magical words
In every stanza.......
His breath...
His life...

I have nothing I only have words
Words of the enchanted love
Words of an inspiring beauty
Words of fairies and princess in fantasy land
Words….. only with words
I could treasure your love
And say a million Thank You

I only have Words to paint the whole world blue
Or red or green or yellow
With my words I paint the world bright
I paint it dull, gloomy , cheerless…
Arrange each words and make them sound so right…

It seems that all my life I have been looking
for Perfect words...
words to say things right
And make you and everybody feel alright

If I should leave you too soon
Just remember all the magic words we shared
Magical Words from me are not just words
They are words Written from my deepest heart
No diamonds or gold can be compared
of this Perfect gift for you from an angel
Who only knows how to write…

Words of poetry are like the soft feathers
Delicate, beautiful and colorful…
As she Placed the feather upon your bed
an angel leaves silently…
the precious words , the memories she leaves behind…
only to remind you… of …
A feather from an angel ,
with love….

Ha... Ha...Ha...
Not a giggle
but a laughter
so loud my laughter
Ha... Ha... Ha...
again, can't stop
it clears my lung
and cleanse my soul
ha.... ha... ha...
my headaches gone
my migraines settled
ha... ha.... ha...
Relieved...
younger by a year...

Mummy look
Do I look pretty?
Of course you do...
Now daughter,
Do I look pretty?
Of course you are..
Mummy and daughter
busy talking to the mirror
and daddy keeps honking the car...

The sweetest smile
Is the smile of a mother
Who loves too much
Who Cares too much
Who gives too much
Who never counts rewards
Just sincere love...
Only a mother can
Die for
Lie for
Sacrifice everything
precious
for her innocent child
To grow up happy safe and secure
The loudest cry
Is in the heart
Of a mother
Who folds her sadness
Deep down
Who fakes a smile at times
Watching how swiftly
Her angel child grows
There are times
A little Sorrow in her eyes
When you let her down
A tiny tear drops
Does it show?
Her gentle heart sometimes scarred...
Occasionally bruised..
Her hidden tears
Her frustration and anger
Will you know?
Her heart always warm
Her hugs sincere
Sweet mother
Never bitter
Trust a mother's love
For better for worse
Her sweetest love
will never shatter..

How many happy moments
In a life of a fisherman?
When I stood and saw
The small fishing boats
approaching the shore
The fishermen smiling
Coming toward the jetty
With fish and prawns
The catch of the day...
Enough to make ends meet
Just another day...

How many days of lonely hours at dawns,
at sunsets and sunrise
You need to endure
To make a living...
Putting bread and butter on the tables...
To feed the hungry kids at home
when i stood and saw your strength
I just knew how hard life is...
for a fisherman..
like you..

The beautiful clouds over the skyline..
oranges and purples and cobalt blues .
might fascinate a person like me
might bring no pleasures
to a fisherman's eyes...
I stood and saw the beautiful colors of the sky
spread along the wide sky above
A gift from our creator... the nature

All to soon the sunrise fades into day
bringing harsh light to a softening early
morning as the magic fades away
morning the fishing boats go off again
leaving hopeful wife and kids at the jetty

what is left is an image hidden away
to bring about dreams of a sunrise day
To come home safe with the catch of the day!!!

Naked love
Your love and mine
Your lips touch mine...
like a hundred times each day
Your hands wrap around my waist
Never leaving my sight...
Your love and mine
is transparent indeed
Your hands holding mine
and I Hug you tight..
our hands...may
not be so pretty anymore
our lips wrinkly and ugly
but hugs are tighter
kisses are better
Intimate lovers we are
for a thousand more years..

Love knows no bounds or wrinkles
Your love is indeed very transparent
Crystal clear...

Sometimes I may move your heart
Tears in your eyes
Sobs in between
Upon reading some heart wrenching lines

Sometimes I may put  a wide smile on your face
Some giggles, a laugh or two...
On some silly stuff I wrote..

Sometimes I wish you would read
all the words I weaved so sweet
the poetries I keep
documented safely in a manuscript...

Found an antique in the junk
Scary looking old Mustang
Wow what a fierce looking ride..
That I would never even try to like..

Something spooky about this machine..
My eyes were set on it..mesmerized..
I was hypnotized!
Clueless, like a magnet pulling me..
an instant decision I made
I wanted to have this ugly beast...
Hooked, my heart was chained
by this antique junk...

Took a deep breath,
I walked slowly toward this ugly ride
Struggled to open its door...
The **** nowhere to be seen...
Strong smell of dead animals
Choking me to death..
Killing me, from lack of oxygen

This car from hell..
Painted in blood
Snatched and swallowed me inside...
upon its best opportunity..
and turned me into a dumb antique
to rot in the junk...
waiting for another victim..
with the same scary tactic!

Whose tree is the tallest?
Whose tree is the brightest?
Whose tree has the most decorations?
Whose tree is the most impressive?
and the competition is on...
neighbors competing each other...
till the winner is announced...
They all look so aloof...
Hiding behind each back...
bragging about their trees...
sacrificing friendships...
risking relationships...
for Christmas sake...
Forget whose tree ...the best ,
whose decorations... the most stunning
the joy of Christmas is here...
in each and everyone's heart...