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The jungle .. الغابة
The beautiful photo is courtsey of my friend Robyn L.
سامقة اشجارها
تحيطني سيقانها
فكأني سجين غابة وارفة
أحس بحرِّها رغم زحامها
فأعجب كيف وأين ظلالها
فأمد بصري لعليائها
الي أذرع ملساء متنافره
من لهيب الشمس
تسن سنانها
الي عدو قد يكون انا ها هنا
فأعدوا في خلوها وخلائها
فلا انس في سكنها
ولا ظل يبدوا الا في بطنها
A wood like all
Imprisoned
Between the long legs
and the fallen stems
crack under my feet
The heat I feel
Makes me wonder
Shouldn’t there be
Plenty of shade
Eyes climb the trees
To the pointy bare beaming arms
Praying to the searing sun heat
Sharpening there teeth
Could that be , for me ..
Shocked I flee
As it came to me
The only shade here
Is down the soil
Deep under the trees
TarekOfCairo
Taking a leap of faith ..
“Take no risk son”
Mother said
“I fear for you
from a deceitful fate”
The heat under my feet
The heaviness of the stillness
Itching on my sole
.. go..don’t wait ..
and behind these hills
and the unsettled clouds
Lies the temptation
Of a dream I create
So I depart
the recitation of certainty
and the suffocation of boredom
the overweight and
gruelling waste
With a baby’s shaky feet
and a gritty heart
Fearless and doubtless
With tiny steps or even a mighty fall
Life is certainly a prize for
A leap of faith
