Abrahaley Habte Poems

Cotton remains cotton
Whether it is black or white
White - paper like
Or white like light.
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A cat like any cornered victim
Has two choices: flight or fight.

If you denied it flight -
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In the age of software translation
A whisper cannot stay a whisper
A word said in confidentiality
Google eavesdrops and shouts it
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"Quiet! " the Head Teacher shouted
And in a burst of inspiration
He let his ‘wise' words flow
As if they were rehearsed for long.
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ጡጥ ኩሉ ግዜ ጡጥዩ
ጸሊም ይኹን ወይ ድማ ጻዕዳ
ጻዕዳ ከም ወረቐት
ወይ ድማ ከም ብርሃን ገዛ
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‘The straight are tied to the crooked, ' said a friend;
‘They are tied tight to the crooked, ' the friend said,
‘To make the crooked straight.'
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