Suad Al-Sabah Poems

Many ships have asked for sanctuary
In the harbor of my eyes
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You alone . . . control my history
And write your name on the first page
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I could have spent my time
- like all other women in the world -
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When I was fair and young, and favor graced me,
Of many was I sought, their mistress for to be;
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I am quite mad and you are wholly sane
From the mind's paradise I've sought to flee
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Your love lurks in my veins like a bandit
Commits arson, shatters lanterns
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