"jordanian" poems
Let's talk about heroes
the everyday kind
a Jordanian principal
at a school for girls
offering a simple solution
rather than slamming
another hateful door
in the faces of children
who have done nothing
to create the war
forcing their families to flee
or die in the hateful dust
clouding the world's vision
the school is overcrowded
but when Syrian mothers beg
for their children to be taught
instead of saying no room
the principal asks each girl
to bring a chair and she will
find room for one more
students walk to school
carrying multi-hued chairs
so many eager daughters
classrooms full beyond bursting
but the principal keeps her promise
none are turned away
a loving heart refusing
to be the lock on the gate
offering instead a key
a mother's simple wish
for her daughter to write her own name
becoming "maybe she will be a doctor"
a seven-year-old girl declaring
"I want to be smart"
the world begins anew
with open arms, willing minds
perched on the edge
of bright plastic chairs
asking only teach me
I am hungry to learn
May 10, 2016
May 10, 2016 at 8:40 AM UTC
Mothers are drowning their
children and piercing
hearts with nails
because they
fear ISIS
and Jordanian
military will
eventually
slaughter
them like
goats.
Dec 14, 2016
Dec 14, 2016 at 7:30 AM UTC
Galactic domes
Envelop the sky
Geometric tesselations
Mimic starry nights.
White cubes reside
Caressed by the sea
Freckled light tunnels
Flicker vivaciously.
Dawn of humanity
6500 BCE, Jordanian shores
Brought forth
Two-headed sculptures.
Jan 2, 2018
Jan 2, 2018 at 4:12 PM UTC
Blazing Nile,
Jordanian blood.
Youthful spirit.
Wild and Free.
Right down to the core.
Where did I come from?
Apr 6, 2017
Apr 6, 2017 at 10:18 PM UTC