Omar Osman Jabak Poems

I'm a Muslim whose voice remains unheard.
Peace was the first thing I eagerly learned.
Peace, the world's main hope and ambition,
Is the ultimate goal and name of my religion.
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I read here and there what people have to say.
They all speak so well; they all preach and pray.
They never say bad things or cause any harm.
They claim to be so well and keep so pretty calm.
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I know someone who's absurd,
He seldom says one English word,
He always turns to Arabic,
He says he is Anglo-phobic,
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It was a spark that lit the freedom path!
Young boys and girls broke out in wrath!
They wrote on walls what once was a dream.
'People want to overthrow this rotten regime'
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I know someone who buys books.
I also know where else he looks.
The books he buys remain closed.
The stuff he gets is hardly used.
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I never thought I would be an educator.
I thought I was more of a chemist or a trader.
As time went by, I also became a translator.
You think you choose the job you do,
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I feel attracted to these social creatures,
Which come in different names and features.
Some like them and treat them really well,
And show them so much love I cannot tell.
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Why Friends?
They say friends should be few but good.
I say friendship is better than brotherhood.
We used to see them too often at school.
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Brothers, why shall we despair?
Brothers, why do we never care?
Let's be considerate and fair,
Life is good and love is there,
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MY Three Pet Peeves
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