A Shell Poem by Alaa ...

i speak my mind
and they say “no”
so i get the assurance
of another “yes”
to them i say silently
“it is done
i heard the secret
and saw the features
i talked to the spirit
and hugged moon
here something ends
here something begins”
are we there yet
are we still fighting
in the wild core
are we not closer
to the distant shore
...it is not distant anymore
deep in the warm sand
my hands and my feet
i reach a shell
and listen the waves telling
another secret
a different pain
a better story yet to come