My life, my life! Adeeb Kamal Ad-Deen Poetry

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And stuck it on my heart To stop the ravings. * In the forest of my wildlife, Every time I cut a tree to set a fire I found it full of the crows’ eggs, The jinns’ feathers And the exile’s roars. * I got tired of imprisoning my letter forever. So I released him at night To play in my memory’s garden. * I saw you naked at the beginning of the song. In order to compose you I needed only one kiss. * Like Gilgamesh losing his friend Enkidu While he searches for the herb of immortality, I have lost my letter While I am searching for my dot, I mean my life. * As my heart is a broken tendon oud So I will stop playing forever. Because the heart surgeon Does not know how to fix a heart that has become an oud, 57


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