Stupidity Kills Beauty Poem by Mohammad Yousef

In the heart of a bustling city,
where laughter dances through the air,
and colors swirl in vibrant chaos,
beauty blooms like wildflowers
through cracks in the pavement,
each petal a defiance,
a whisper of grace
in a world that often forgets
what it means to truly see.

But oh, the shadows loom,
thick and heavy with ignorance,
a cloak of stubbornness draped
over eyes that refuse to open.
Stupidity, with its jagged edges,
sharpens the knife of disdain,
cuts through the delicate threads
that weave together our finest moments,
leaving only a frayed tapestry
of what once was beautiful.

It laughs, a hollow echo,
mocking the art that takes time,
the love that requires patience,
the understanding that flourishes
in the soil of humility.
It builds walls around the heart,
shuts doors to the mind,
and in its wake,
the world grows dimmer,
the colors fade,
the laughter turns to silence.

Oh, how it kills the dance of light!
The muse, once vibrant and alive,
now trapped in a cage of cruelty,
her wings clipped by the weight
of thoughtless words and actions,
the heavy hand of apathy,
as beauty gasps for breath,
fading into the background
like a forgotten melody.

Yet, beauty is resilient,
like the stars that refuse to dim,
even in the darkest of nights.
It whispers to the soul,
reminding us of what we've lost,
urging us to break free,
to rise above the noise,
to cherish the delicate threads
that connect us all,
to nurture compassion
like a garden in full bloom.

For in this struggle,
between brilliance and blindness,
lies our choice to see,
to embrace the wonder that lingers
in the simplest of moments:
a child's laughter,
a lover's gaze,
the warmth of a stranger's smile.
These are the antidotes,
the soft rebellions against
the poison of ignorance.

So let us wield our voices,
let us paint with the colors
of wisdom and empathy,
let us shatter the chains
that bind us to stupidity,
and breathe life back
into the aching beauty
that surrounds us,
that exists within us,
waiting patiently
to be awakened once more.

Let us cultivate a world
where beauty thrives,
where love dances freely,
where understanding reigns,
and where stupidity,
in all its chilling finality,
has no place to settle,
for in the light of awareness,
we find our way back home,
to the beauty that is life itself.