Silence... Poem by hazem al jaber
Silence...
should we stay silent always...
and keep our hands palsied...
is all what we should do is,
eat...
drink...
and sleep only...? ? ! !
it`s our life...
is that a life which we want and need...
are we created to live this only...
haven`t we a rights to express...
to express and to decide about our life...
even if about a simple things...
do i have a rights to express about my feelings...
that i am not happy in this life...
and feel within a hurts and a pains wherever i go...
do i have a rights to write...
to write about the sadness...
the sadness which we see and live always...
do i have a rights to laugh...
to laugh and to feel those laughs...
do i have a rights to chose my rights...
and to decide my live...
how could i do..? ?
while i am seeing everyday,
while they killing with a cold blood...
how could i feel happy...? ?
while our houses destroyed...
and our homeland striped of...
and our women violated by them...
how could i feel happy...
how could i express about my opinion...
while i am the terrorist in a world`s view...
and they are a nobles, whom they defend about their rights...
actually...
its a strange world...
they kill and fight for their rights....
while we have no rights to defend...
and have no rights say anything...
so...
why you want me to be happy...
why should i be...? ? ! !
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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5/9/2024 8:04:22 AM # 1.0.0.1119
Hazem, let me just be the first to tell you that I LOVED your poem and was truly touched by it. Your openess and honesty about the trials and tribulations of your life in such a confused and complicated world are breathtaking. Unfortuantley for us, we may never understand the unjust actions of human beings who prey on the weak to make themselves more powerful. It doesn't where what country we are from or what culture or background, human beings can be malicious and evil creatures who seem so set on destroying themsleves for the sake of power. Through your writing, you can speak to the heart of those going through the same things as you all the while releasing the intense emotions within yourself. But please understand, not everyone in this ignorant world views you as a terrorist despite the propoganda. Your writing is evidence of that and so am I. FANTASTIC and very poignant work. I will be adding this piece as one of my favorites: -)