Every story leaves a memory, a smile, a tear, a sorrow, a regret, a lost hope; it fills a part of your heart that you cannot erase ever after. And because nothing is permanent, these stories leave our mind and rest in our souls. Every story leaves in us what could remain forever to playback the stories, even if we don’t feel the same; but we can smile, or cry, and say YES, I lived that story!
And some stories allow themselves to be told and when they decide to be told, they choose the storyteller. My blog is all about sharing stories, memories, insights, and wisdom.
Minds in Battle takes the reader on a continuous historical journey of the power struggle between genders—from their youth, to their divorce—, detailing the ways in which the genders are taught to seduce one another, and how they all-too-often mistake infatuation for love. It discusses, empirically, how the choices and decisions made by the genders are biased, being the result of misconceptions, gender stereotypes, cultures, parents, peer-pressure, media outlets, amongst many other factors.
This is an analysis of why we are overconfident; why we are distracted by short-term emotions; why we are self-deceived into thinking our own experiences will be better than others’.
It is only when our decisions and choices turn to chaos that we come to discover how flawed our brains are—and that we are, indeed, no better (or worse!) than others. And yet we unfortunately make the same mistakes, and only through painful experiences do we come to learn the answers to life’s critical questions.
Because the right decision, at the right moment, can make all the difference.
The recording of my interview is now on Chat And Spin Radio Website Listen Again page. The interview was on TUESDAY 13th of OCTOBER TUESDAY’S EVENING & LATE SHOW (PART 1). The link is: https://chatandspinradio.com/listen-again/
I LICKED MY WOUNDS
I licked my wounds for countless years
waited for my confidence to gradually return
I set fire to my blood streaming scars
watched them whilst they hurt and burn
I flew toward the blaze of the farthest falling stars
flung myself into their holocaust,
to the point of no return
I drifted through the darkness of the cloudiest skies
soaked up their blackness and painted my finest art
I drowned myself in Antarctica glacial oceans
frosted my soul and disfigured my heart
I let myself be in so many places
until there weren’t any of me left
And despite all that,
I carried on, like nothing was going wrong
For it was the lyrics of my happiest song
And I bear the entire cost
Of all I’ve deliberately lost
But I had happiness…at least for a while
SHERIF BENHAWY
31/12/2020
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DESPITE OURSELVES
Threatened by the unknowable
We stand still frightened
Panicked from the unbearable
Shamefully we stop fighting
Allured by desire we become vulnerable
And the wake-up call leaves us suffering
Obliged to tolerate the unfavourable
We are left alone agonizing
We think we are unbeatable
But life leaves us crawling
We hold others accountable
For our misery and disheartenment
Until we lose faith, moral, and virtue
SHERIF BENHAWY
8/12/2020
HOMELESS
Homeless hearts wandering the streets
Cold as ice until further notice
And fake love stories played on screens
Convinced the hopeless souls of all bogus
Brainwashed women believed they’re queens
Lustful men act like sexless teens
Manipulation is the game, feelings are bonus
Gender power is a merciless battle
A meaningless fight never to settle
And craving hearts continue bleeding
Screaming for attention
And just one true feeling
SHERIF BENHAWY
15/12/2020
LET ME FLY
Stalking the farthest obscure sky
Watching you rising above the stars
Unchain my wings and let me fly
No one but you to heal my scars
Reach out to me, my soul is dry
Or lift me off to the soaked skies
Hopeless as I may be, but let me try
You’re the antidote to my incurable scars
You rescue me or else I die
Innocent prisoner behind bars
Murdered by an excruciating lie
SHERIF BENHAWY
05/12/2020