I Love To and I Want To

I love to Sit on a Bench To have A cup of coffee With my Chumps In the evening While Looking at The sun Setting down I want to run Along The Damascus Alongside my Sweetheart I love to Tie A ribbon at The shrine Of John The Baptist I wanna be At Azm, The palace To see the Beauty of the River, Orontes I wanna take A Selfie or two I wanna swim To break the Monotony I love to Get lost amongst The ‘Pinus brutia’ I wanna play With them I wanna Hang around Them both Day & night I wanna Serin, the Finch to Chirp Harmoniously I wanna See him Flying up In the sky I love to Fly a kite with My friends Next door I wanna See it flying Up in the sky If the wind Takes it away We love to Run behind The kite I love to Ride my Bicycle Through the Streets of Aleppo I wanna be There & meet Up my Mates for A chat … … … … … … … … … … … .. Saumya Aloysius Praying for Syria The poem has been written from the perspective of a Syrian Youth. A migrant Syrian youth wants Syria to be a place full of peace, harmony & beautiful. He has the intention to be there as soon as possible. He is lost in a country that is totally unknown to him. He has not forgotten the memories he has had in Aleppo, one of the cities badly affected by the ongoing battle. He just can’t wait in a land which is totally strange & weird. He is optimistic that everything will be good in Syria.