Translation of 'The Story' By Kama Nasser
...The Story
by Kamal Nasser
loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch
I will tell you a story ...
a story that lived in the dreams of my people,
a story that comes from the world of t...
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Categories:
uncorroborated, arabic, betrayal, christian, conflict,
Form: Free verse
Are You a Contributor
...Are You a Contributor?
By Franklin Price
8/5/2019
Are you a contributor, in this world in which we live?
Are you doing good or bad, with what you have to give?
Not all about the money, but als...
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Categories:
uncorroborated, conflict, discrimination, education, emotions,
Form: Couplet
Alchemy
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How do you change a lie into the truth?
Alchemy, dear children ...
this is how it's done, using unverifiable proof
First, you take a sick, dirty lie,
and doctor it up as truth
Whitewa...
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Categories:
uncorroborated, corruption, dark, psychological, word
Form: Dramatic Verse
Critic's Pen Unsheathed
...Sword brashly drawn from scabbard
Gilded blade with a lucent polish lathered
Burnished to reflect the availing light on each side gathered
Conversely, deflecting the pious streams pharisaically blath...
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Categories:
uncorroborated, allegory, education,
Form: Rhyme