I Am Alright Poem by Nouzad Jaadan

I Am Alright

I am alright, all is well
I only need bread on the table
I don't like fishing, I threw my spinning reel in the sky
The dim light appeared to me like a star
The sky was like coffee and there was no milk
Your balcony is so high like a giraffe you didn't hear my voice
And I don't have a strong jaw like wolves
I waited for you here until you lie down
And I sang for you with my fingers' ringing
Everything around me is opportunities
And I like the attack I organize myself
This is how it goes we have a lot of olives
And there is no mill in our village
More supplications from our neighbours wouldn't rain olive oil on us
So I am alright and all is well
Like the child left by his mother and all the world's dolls don't satisfy him

أنا بخير كل أموري طيبة
لا ينقصني سوى الخبز على المائدة
لا أحب الصيد رميتُ صنارتي إلى السماء
بدا لي الضوء الخافت نجمة
كانت السماء كالقهوة ولم يكن هناك حليب
شرفتك عالية جدا كالزرافة لم تسمعي صوتي
وأنا لا أملك فكّاً قوياً كالذئاب
انتظرتك هنا حتى تستلقي
و غنيتُ لك برنين أصابعي
كل شيء حولي فرص وأنا احب الهجمة التي أنظمها بنفسي
هكذا هي أمورنا تمشي
لدينا الكثير من الزيتون ولا معصرة في قريتنا
المزيد من دعوات جيراننا لن تمطر زيتاً علينا

I Am Alright
Saturday, June 18, 2016
Topic(s) of this poem: imagination
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translated from Arabic by : Imen Benyoubb
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