Medical student by day, poet by calling. Fatima Alzhara Rafa believes in the precision of the scalpel and the precision of the word. Her poetry navigates vulnerability, resilience, and the colors we use to paint ourselves whole.
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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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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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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