Sunday, October 3, 2010

Pendulum



Wise man sits on the top of a tower
Saying tears turn to pearls
Mine came crashing at my feet
And now I’m bleeding

Evil and good
Wrestled tonight on my threshold
I locked the door
Sank under the quilts and pretended
I was deaf

Politicians and Presidents
Movies and celebrities
Jewels and glitter
I just squeeze myself between the cracks
Hanging photos on dusty walls
A girl who wore pink dreams
Torn at the edges
Last seen
Two years ago

I tiptoe so I wouldn’t’ disturb
Extremes fighting within me
On my way to the candy shop
Just around the corner
Of yesterday
At the end
I am only a sack of
Twisted nerves  

18 comments:

  1. it was the third stanza that got me...hanging the pictures of the missing girl...

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  2. Oh I so get the twisted nerves bit...my nerves are a little unhinged at the moment. I was able to relate to this poem Maha. Wonderfully written as always.

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  3. I had to go back and read that one again...

    ugh. it hurt, but in a good way.

    you have a wonderful way with writing

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  4. I agree with Brian "hanging the picture of the missing girl."

    Wonderful piece.
    Jules @ Trying To Get Over The Rainbow

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  5. This is third time today I am left with words adequate to express myself to you, Maha.

    One above here wrote "Brilliant"...I'll stay with that, anything more from me would detract from that brilliance!

    Steve E

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  6. I've been gone too long. I missed your amazing words and you've changed your blog look. This was a wonderful piece. You use the most unusual words to paint pictures with. Weaving them in and out so intricately. Beautiful.

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  7. freaking brilliant!

    i think i did get most of the tryst but i would liek to know your angle of it.
    and ofcourse what inspired it.

    and btw
    hey :)

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  8. oh my - this missing girl..cracked my heart...deep write as always maha - you can for sure create an atmosphere with your words

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  9. "Saying tears turn to pearls" they do, Maha! They really do!

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  10. This is lovely. Powerful and beautiful.

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  11. It's amazing to think about what you wrote when I first saw this blog, and what you write now. Seems like everything's changed in life, you know?

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  12. Reading once more, and "...I locked the door
    Sank under the quilts and pretended
    I was deaf..."

    I used to do this--they called it 'isolating' in my case!

    BTW in my comment (wayyyy above here)
    It should say "...withOUT words..."

    PEACE!

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  13. !!!!!!!
    Yes- you know what I mean...

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  14. I'm not a huge blog poetry fan, but I quite like this.

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  15. Oh finally, a blogger poet from Egypt!
    This is a masterpiece. I pretty much love it!

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