Suzannah Mirghani Poet I do not know?

The Life of the Author

And yet they will say
That I was not
Or will not say
That I was
Or was not
Or perhaps not

They
With BAs and MAs
Will take these words away
This is the Author’s curse
They will say
I was spoken
I was slave
To grammar and verse

They will write
As I have written
About my nothingness
My motionlessness 
The extent of my existence 
My stolen words
Xeroxed in every thought
Through plagiarised verse

They will say
I have written nothing
I have authored nothing
I have been authored
By those who file
These words in single file
Of severed selves
Into the alphabetised order
Of library shelves

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Beata Agustin April 18, 2025 at 11:40 PM Thanks for sharing this... exposing your thoughts through your unique poetic style. Meanwhile, I greet you with the love of the Lord, expressed by John 3:16 of the Bible, "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." Be blessed.

Muhammad Imtiaz November 24, 2017 at 2:01 AM a unique style of writing..............incredible.............

Skat A January 22, 2016 at 10:36 PM SUZANNAH, Enjoyed the way you expressed every line. Always with LUV **SKAT**