Poem 109, Sonnet 54: Until I Wax A Man Poem by Samer Madbak

So here I go again, another toss,
A sharper veer within this gruesome main
I set my raft, and journey once again
Leaving the shore of lies, the quay of gloss…
A million perils I have come across
And yet a myriad must be underta’en
Before I wreck upon the cliffs of pain
And seize the heart of life, the taste of loss…
Allow me thus to slay the albatross
The boons of Nature let me now disdain
And fall from grace, and grace once more regain
Until I earn the right to bear my cross
And tote the heavy seal of life, and span
The endless world till I become a man!


Beirut
January 4th 1995