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My Wish

I wish I could fly a kite
To let it soar where I can’t go,
To see the heavens where I can’t reach,
To be above things, as I can never climb.
	
I wish I could tame a bird
To hear stories of places I can never see,
To sing tunes which I can never make,
To chirp, when I can’t smile.

I wish I could make a flower bloom
To touch its softness as I am rough,
To know fragrance, since I stink,
To grasp beauty in my twisted fingers.

I wish I could stay and listen
To sounds nobody hears.
I wish I could stand and applaud
The beauty no one sees.
I wish I could caress 
The ones that cry with no sound.
I wish I could clean
All the filth around me

But I am old
Beaten and bored.
Poor and lonely
Sick and foul.

I can’t change
I can’t protest.
I see no hope
For me, or you.

My wishes - my pets, 
Stay behind me
To tell a story
Of one who passed making no mark,
Who crumbled into dust, and went with the wind.

Copyright © Sabrina Salah | Year Posted 2016

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Skat A Date: 9/28/2016 10:44:00 PM Sabrina, Welcome to Poetry Soup. It will be a delight to read and become familiar with your poems in the future. As for now, I will greet you with the same smile others passed when I first joined the soup. Wishing you and your poetry the best. I hope you get to meet all the nice poets around here STARTING with me- SKAT :) Drop a hello and tell me a little about yourself if you wish. I would like to be your newest poetry soup "FRIEND" Hugs **YNR - SKAT Login to Reply Sabrina Salah Date: 9/29/2016 2:26:00 AM Thank you for your kind words. It was my first attempt at poetry as I was getting tired with my novel writing. Poetry seemed like a breath of fresh air after plots that are making me tear my hair out. I am new to poetry, prose being my comfortable zone. I think that is really evident in the verses I write. I am not really an interesting person to know ?? I am a woman who gave up a career in university teaching to focus on family and my writing. I am working on my first novel, having published many short stories. Well I wanted to write a short story but the story just keeps growing and growing frightening me. ?? Your repertoire of poems is fascinating and yes I will use all the poems published here as inspirations to get me back to my twisting plots. Thanks for the sweet words.

Poet Destroyer A Date: 9/28/2016 8:40:00 PM Sabrina, Welcome to Poetry soup, I hope you enjoy the community. Here, you will find friendly poets who enjoy supporting one another. I myself, enjoy reading and commenting those who want to be read. The only time I give constructive criticism is when a poet desires it. However, if for some reason the poem is not my field I will guide you to someone who is more qualified than I. Stop by and read one of my poems if you like. My poems are not perfect, but I have a feeling you might like one. I encourage you to check out the contest page and read to receive comments. Tell me a little about your poetic skills if you like. It will be my pleasure to follow and read every poem you post from here on :) We are Lucky To Have you. Your New Poet Friend @-> LINDA <-@ Login to Reply Sabrina Salah Date: 9/29/2016 2:35:00 AM Thank you for welcoming me to your fold. Please do pass any comments you have on what I write. This was my first attempt at verse, prose being my forte. So I really can't say anything on it. I guess I am writing verse more often when I am saddened with something in life. So it's like I laugh in prose while I cry out in verse. I will indeed check out your poems. I am lucky to have gained a friend :)