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
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
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