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شاعرات


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How to be a poet in wartime


What does it mean to be a poet in times of war?
It means apologizing  …
extensively apologizing
to the burnt trees
to the nestless birds
to the crushed homes
to the long cracks along the streets
to the pale faced children before and after death
to the faces of every sad or murdered mother

 

What does it mean to be safe in times of war

?It means being ashamed …

of your smileof having warmth

of your clean clothes

of your idle hours

of your yawning

of your cup of coffee

of your restful sleep

of having alive loved ones

of having a full stomach

of having available water

of having clean water

of being able to shower

And for incidentally being alive!

 

Oh God,I don't want to be poet in times of war

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