Johnnie Parker

Welcome to my hell
No soul left to sell.
The fires burning in my heart,
the terror that tears me apart.
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'Afzal Shauq An Extraordinary Poet'
Though I have just recently found the amazing work of Afzal Shauq, I am already a big fan. His words are put together in a way that just flow through you, leaving their mark on your heart and your mind. I admire him for his determination in trying to spread love. In the world we live in, all the hate that surrounds us, he is one of the few people who has kept the hope of love alive. Afzal Shauq writes poems of truth, of real life. He speaks of what he has seen and discovered from his travels and experiences. He speaks of a great dream he has that consists of peace and love in humanity. He is an inspiration to many and rightfully so.
Afzul Shauq’s poem “I Am Not Alone” is one that really spoke to me:
I am not alone,
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Would you know,
If you looked at me,
Everything that I can see?
Would you believe it,
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I look at you with so much care,
But when you look at me,
I can see nothing is there.
Why do I stay,
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Love is sickness
Love is death
But love is all that I have left.
I want to hate
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Can’t you see
What I see?
Can’t you see
Your beauty?
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Truth prevails
In the thickness of lies.
Even through darkness
Love will shine its light.
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My hearts pounding
The alarms are sounding
This is it
It’s all I can take
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Look at the world as it decays,
Look at the mess I have made.
Laugh as the world starts to fade
I planted my seed of hatred,
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You tell me of whispered desires
You speak to me of hope
You set my soul on fire
Then freeze me to the bone
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I've given you
The love,
The life,
The determination,
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