Ali Rahimi Poems

When the black swan arrives,
When the train leaves the station,
And it already has, people, you and I,
We can hear the coming, the coming: clicker clicker…cli cliii.
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Jamilah Jolie had done it over and over again,
Yesterday, the day before yesterday, last week, last year,
Every minute,
Looked at the mirror,
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She would do all the household chores,
the cleaning, mopping, vacuuming,
With utmost attention,
scrubbing, dusting, ironing,
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When I hold your hand with love and tenderness,
I feel I am holding the sun in remembrance,
When you look at me with affection and fondness,
The earth bends backward in your respect and reverence,
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After untold gloomy hours of studies and concentration,
Chained to textbooks, pamphlets and notes,
A zestful arduous academic immersion,
For the tedious sterile matriculation,
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In the battlefield of threat and superficiality
he was seeking for true mentality
he was the epitome of humanity
deserving affability and amiability
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books do not burn, never ever futile,
truth does not fade, smile,
love does not vanish, mind!
cowardice does not win, hearken!
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I need a thousand grim stinking coffins,
To put the hypocrites’ nasty bodies in,
A thousand dark harrowing graves,
To bury the horrific ruthless dictators in,
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Footprints on the sand
You see the footprints of a man on the sand,
Look at it carefully; analyze all its aspects and dimensions,
What does it manifest?
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On the balcony!
From the balcony he watched,
The flow of people,
Where do they go?
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