Poetry

Wounds

Wounds come in shapes and sizes More that anyone realizes There are those of the body and mind And those that none can really find Wounds of the body are easiest to heal A drop of balm would help them seal Wounds of the mind are deeper though And they take longer than we know …

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Elemental Being

In my life I’m a fire Burning, raging higher and higher My energy fills and moves my universe And my uses are contradicting and diverse In my soul I am flowing water Moving ceaselessly in the ether Cleansing the lives of countless souls Helping them set ever higher goals In my friendships I’m a wind …

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Here’s to New Beginnings

It is the universal trend, That every story has an end Yet each end is in itself the start Of a new story and a work of art Look forward to new twists and turns Ever present as life’s candle burns New adventures are on their way And each will come on its own day …

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Shame

It is an act of utmost shame When honesty is sacrificed for fame And when a people follows a product For its name, not its conduct Alas, my people, you have become so Your minds, as malleable as dough You prefer a foreigner with no name To your countryman’s rightful claim And then you shamelessly …

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God on Trial

The jury of men assembled Heaven and earth trembled The judge of humans arrived And the court’s noises died This was not an ordinary trial For the prosecution was Belial He had devised a better plan To overthrow the god of man And finally god arrived resplendent And took the seat of the defendant “All …

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Weight a Minute

We arrived at a desolate stage Where a number other than age Defines who we are and what we mean And ruins our mood, previously serene Whether it is too high or too low Mentioning it deals a heavy blow Because people’s mindless talk and chatter Renders us slaves to this silly matter Regardless how …

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A Friend

A friend owns your heart Even though he gives it back Even when you are apart You know he’s got your back He’s a person who stays close by Even when you are acting stupid He encourages you when you are shy Or when you’re struck by cupid We may call lots of people friends …

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A Divine Connection

For all is one and one is all What happens to one affects all A little knock on a door May lead to a total war A small drop of water at sea Can set a whole prison free A gentle word by the morning light Can lift the world to great delight And that’s …

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The Next Step

(a poem dedicated to the charter night of the Sydney Autism Community Lions Club) Since the beginning and through the ages Humanity adapted to lots of changes While some were physical and others mental It’s definitely not coincidental It started off with the primates They found themselves in desperate straits Some of them began to …

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Karma

I am your purpose and your goal Work with me, I’ll make you whole Run away and you’ll regret forever All your existence, every endeavor I am your map to eternal bliss Walk with me or go amiss The further you venture from my path The harder you’ll feel destiny’s wrath The only way out …

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Charbel M. Tadros

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