She never asked for the change
Coins in my hands
Collecting
In a jar made of glass
Clear to see
I was expecting
To be the richest out of change
But I didn’t see the change that was coming
As the first bomb fell
They ran for shelter
I was running
To the jar of change
I’ve been collecting
Kitten
Stuck between the second and third floor
She screamed
Until we could take it no more
So we changed our plans
And luck would have it
The store we were to visit
Had been destroyed in seconds
By a bomber we didn’t see
And that’s how a stray kitten
Saved me
In 2007
.
.
Image credit HERE
I crave a world
With no boarders
Free
We were born to roam
Now
Houses boarded
Trying to feel at home
We were strangers
Until
We decided
Not to be
Shadows to a light I can’t find
The soldier standing
I stood behind
A metal door
Bullet holes in the wall
Of my grandma’s house
Simpler time
When I wished I knew
How to say hello
Without getting shot
.
.
Image Credit HERE
They poisoned the dogs in my street
They said I can no longer give them food to eat
But I’d always eat half my plate
Save it for midnight
When it’s much too late
Then I go running with the wild dogs
They poisoned the dogs in my street
And I still refuse to eat, the food on my plate
.
.
Image Credit HERE
He left little pieces behind
God
A seed that grew from inside
And the tree
(You and me)
Forgot
The wider view
Enslaved
Without knowing
No shackles
But we’re not going
Here we stay
Our tomorrows
Much like today
On top of the world
We stood
Or so we thought
On the dorm’s rooftops
We slept
Explosions lit the sky
No thunder to fear
Just man’s lightening growing near
In time to get a shuteye
[That’s my Baghdad in 2007]
She cries about the things
She’s yet to obtain
But she forgets the things
Her life contains
Possessions left untouched
.
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Stranger Paths 
