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Do you know the definition of oppression?
It is that a month has passed with you and me
Sharing not a word,
But sharing all the misery..
Under the vast night we meet.. Every night
Burdened by our thoughts, travels, and wounds
Our undead past promises us the rekindle of a long gone love
Until we get overwhelmed by the our reality of deprivation
The moon hides its face from the lovers
Crying it is on their cruelty
And we cry along.
Do you know the definition of Oppression?
It is the fact that when the human being is touched by love and possessed by it,
The whole universe turns to an unanswered question
A lover will try to find truth, or he will believe every lie
But will never submit to will of God..
Tomorrow –on the day of judgment- we will be displayed barefooted in front of Allah,
And all lies will be revealed. .
Do you know the definition of Oppression?
It is the fact that I used to ignore your feelings
And never gazed twice upon the light in your room, and your open window
Saying to myself: oh crazy one, what have gotten into you, can’t you love once more?
Until I was overwhelmed by the light of your being
And the bird inside my yearned for flight..
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But here we are,
On another last, silent date
Alas! I’ve never thought that a balanced life is a possibility without you; it is not.
Do you know the definition of Oppression?
It is the fact that here is a heart filled with blood and life
But you are not with it.
Doha
3/1/2000
translated by : Fahad almursal
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