Fatima Alzhara Rafa

Society has taught us to shame love—
love as an act is forbidden,
and as a feeling, it must be hidden.
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Beyond normal.. no brittle
daisies more yellow a little
But if you heard what happened
you'd understand
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I'm human, and I'm not a god.
I can't beat every odd.
I can't help it when you say
your lack of perfection isn't for me.
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Next time someone looks at me, I hope
they will look at me with love,
not with curiosity.
Big arms to hold my naked heart.
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An Arab Girl's Prayer

Oh, the sky above the land,
there is a just God.
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You're studying the human heart what about mine
What about my wild loving heart who adores your smile
Do you have a dual?
Do you have someone who came before me and grabbed your soul
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I have no other place to be
Except for my prayer place
Because in the OR
She's gonna be scared
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Flipped my coffee cup to seek
the phantom of thee—
until I saw
something Van Gogh couldn't draw.
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And if you pray
You may pray for that pain to go away
From both of us
And this happiness that supposed to occur now may visit us
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أنا بشر، ولستُ إلهًا.

لا أستطيع التغلب على كل الصعاب.
لا حيلة لي حين تقول
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Je suis humaine, je ne suis pas une déesse.
Je ne peux pas vaincre tous les revers.
Je ne peux rien y faire quand tu dis
que ton imperfection n'est pas faite pour moi.
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Целостность
Я человек, я не бог.
Я не могу победить каждую судьбы игру.
Я ничего не могу поделать, когда ты говоришь,
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Divine Love
Love is a weapon inside me.
Love is a dove of peace that flies beside me.
Love is the white veil of a wedding bride.
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أسألُ الخيرَ الكثير،
أسألُ الحبَّ المُطير،
أسألُ العالي الكبير.
رُبَّ دمعٍ في عيوني
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I know I'm pretty
not from every word you say,
but from your pupils' dilatation.
Even a fool can tell
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I love the fact that I'm green,
the fact that my wings are self-made,
and my love for them is a part of my self-esteem.
I swagger on the human love I trade,
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There is always someone to compensate,
Shall I have another?

But this is life when women must compete
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No soul has been kinder; when their eyes tear, they make the clouds cry with them.
If mercy were given a form, it would be them again and again.
You only find them as you find a gem.
They touch the scalpel as if it weighs less than mass.
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In the MRI,
They did not see a harm
Not even at all
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Mind and heart in consent—we gain.
You and me: no love in vain.
Broadway tickets, Turkey, Spain,
two seats waiting on a train.
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