Poetry

I had to act as everything is ok, as if I’m alright and happy. Imagine yourself having to pretend that you’re living the day just like you did the day before, that life is fair and that you’re strong as stone and nothing could or will break you down. Imagine when your heart is bleeding [...]

A few months ago, Rasha from Saudi Arabia posted a poem she wrote here called “In the Moment.” She posted it simply to share it with other readers, not realizing some of the impact it would eventually have. About a month later, Rasha got this message:
My name is Malte, I am the editor of the [...]

The Chief Editor of Radijojo World Children’s Radio Network in Berlin; an international NGO dedicated to use media with and for children as a tool for intercultural dialogue, participation, children’s rights and global learning decided to work with Mideast Youth on an intercultural project. They were having a Radijojo radio Workshop about the relationship between [...]

As free as a bird I was born to this world
Flapping my tiny little wings with delight
For the sky was limitless and horizon endless
I dreamed of bizarre places
Aromas and scents that awaken my every sense
Flavors and tastes of spices and sweets
Flavors when brushed against my lips;
Forever I become captivated by such intoxicating taste
I would [...]

This is a piece I wrote a short while ago, I didn’t think of posting it until recently when a close friend of mine insisted on having it published somewhere.. Well I guess mideastyouth is the place ! enjoy
It is only in the late hours of the night
That I learn more about my sentience
I [...]

As I walk in the journey of life
I come across God’s wondrous beings
At times I would rest for a while
Only to enjoy the beauty of beings
I would contemplate the blessings I have
And whisper grace to God for all his givings..
I learned many things from only seeing..
I learned that to tear a flower from her [...]

These days it is common to hear comments about possible war with Iran. A group of Iranian activists who are member of “Without Border Association” (Anjomane Bedoone Marz) have prepared a special issue including articles and poetry against war (in Persian). One of the poems which is written by a good friend of mine, Sina, [...]

Alarmed
Keep quiet
Sssshhh
I can hear it now
The faint sound growing profound
Waves crashing as the crescendo mounts
No, please, this can’t be happening
Heart
Beats
Intense
Heat
In a soul which has been incensed
By beautiful insanities before which were
Wrought with anguish and grief
No, not again
Whizzing butterflies
Echoing joyous cries
Flying from trapeze to trapeze
Chaotic emotions intensify
Interlacing with gastric fluids
Melting my insides

Stop!
Please,
Cease the bittersweet ocean of [...]

[ 2007-2008 Thoughts And Wishes in Text ]
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The Mind
Contemplating thoughts in mind, trying to seek refuge in my own sense of reality.. As days undressed what this year held in store, between the gore and the mortalities.. I find myself lost, somewhere in between..
With one hand waving a goodbye, and the other holding me still.. [...]

It’s been ages since I’ve last posted anything!
Here are some of my mad musings:
Who are you?
No, I’m not referring to the genetical make up that defines you or the roots of a land that intertwine you.
What am I?
Not interested in the skin that has caused divisions or religions claimed to create a clash of [...]