Ibn Ali Poems

As if this heart was sewn with strings,
You snagged it as you passed and it's been unravelling ever since,
No matter how far you stray from me
In this Minotaur laden maze,
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Yesteryear,
My father was alive,
Giving all the good advice young men ignore,
Times,
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Look,
I know you love me,
It's evident,
But your insecurities demand me say it first,
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Aafia,
How is it men walk the earth and you're still bound,
How is it I smile and joke,
Sleep and wake up happy,
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The sorrow of cynicism,
Is how often proven right,
When coveted you sing a choir's chorus,
When barren, a ballad verse,
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She comes to me in my dreams,
Not always when I'm asleep,
Sometimes my eyes are wide
But my thoughts are far away from me,
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Paper soldiers, minds imprisoned,
The cycle is in repetition,
He feeds them love with cruel intentions,
His father did his mother such,
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She asks me why I like her,
This is what I say,
'I like you cos I do, Why? I can't explain'
Perhaps your smiles to blame,
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All at once they break,
Shattered shards of brittle hearts,
Outed lights of little flames,
Now sat lonely in the dark,
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Hate me if you choose,  
Set me up to lose,  
The hangman's knot is coarse,  
It imprints a braided ring around my neck,  
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