Lost in the arid land of false hope

✍ Kamal O. Touhami

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In this godforsaken desert, I wander aimlessly, Lost amidst the shadows of despair.

Love, they say, is the answer, But I’ve seen its treacherous snare.

Like a river’s ceaseless flow, Love ebbs and wanes, a relentless tide.

It consumes with silent fervor, Leaving naught but emptiness inside.

What drove me to embrace its grasp?

A life teeming with myriad ends, Yet here I stand, with nothing to live for, Trapped in love’s deceptive trends.

A friend once shared his broken heart, His anguish palpable in the air.

As we sat in a dim-lit bar, I listened, burdened by his despair.

His words echoed with bitter truth, A world fraught with pain and fear.

I prayed silently for solace, For his burden to disappear.

In moments like these, I realize, Life’s cruel twists and turns unfold.

Lost in the shadows of my existence, With nothing but love’s stories untold. Once,

I walked the path of despair, A mirror to his abyssal pain.

Tears mingled, a silent prayer, As he wiped away my tears, a gentle refrain.

In the confines of the bar, we sit, Seeing only what our eyes have known.

Yet amidst the laughter, shadows flit, Love’s presence, a seed to be sown.

We exchange smiles, a shared understanding, Time spent in this dim-lit haze.

But as I prepare to depart, a reprimanding, A thought pulls me back, in a daze.

Turning to gaze upon my friend, I see myself reflected there.

A fragment of my past, on which to depend, A reminder of the journey we both share.

In that moment, reborn and whole, I embrace the world with newfound grace.

Love, the catalyst for my soul, And endless wonders, awaiting in every place …

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All rights reserved 2024 — Kamal O. Touhami

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