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Poetic Interview With My Internet Bro — Salam Khan
7 questions asked and answered in poetry
Today I bring you an interview of the special kind One that has not ever been done in this way before We ask a poet 7 questions; All be done by poetic mind Now let’s jump in, as our friend Salam Khan opens his door
KOf course, we wonder, guess and ponder At this man’s passion, scribbling, typing Tell us Salam, what has got you into writing?
S O’ mein Freund, it’s such trouble having a blithe old soul with a love-struck-heart, and a crazy racehorse mind all you have to do is type some words and some peace you find
K Writing stories, life, and glory Topics chosen randomly But you show much more love for words How did you discover poetry?
S Such is the wiring; I’ve been born with my manufacturing fault that wherever I see I find pulchritude so writing poetry, from an early age, became an attitude
K There are many who aspire To discover worlds unknown Reach out Salam, take them higher Can you spare any advice you own?
S I’m not a cognoscente to share any advice but will give it a try, using my simple life Share smiles, avoid hate, and inner peace will run rife
K Your name sounds exotic though you live down under Excuse this transgression of your identity Do you simply use English Or is there foreign poetry?
S Born as brown, in a little town, of Pakistan before Australia, I have lived in many countries across the globe Saraiki, Punjabi, Urdu/Hindi, and a few others are in my language wardrobe
K So many tongues out in the world Italian, Latin, Greek; Is there a personal favorite Whose beauty your ears seek?
S Given carte blanche, I would learn a few but being realistic, I’m going to mention three Arabic, Spanish, and Italian I’d love to drink like tea
K What man or woman, page or book Fills your soul with prose; Please share your inspiration with us Who inspired you to grow?
S that brings me to my coup de foudre issue agnostic of the author or book, I see the beauty in every letter and word As my father was a poet, I guess I’ve got it from him in my blood
K We delved deep into a poet’s mind But there’s still a human underneath So what event of your human life did leave a mark on thee? Both joyful, sad or frightening or a moment of enlightening Share with us, one final note; a memory from your soul
S Twice I was about to drown; twice a gun was pointed at me, and the loss of my father are some of the things I can’t flee Meeting my wife and the birth of my son, and having been lived in 5 countries, are the biggest on my joy’s chart au fond, I’m a man driven by love — and my heart
Interesting questions asked, but Salam did deliver His answers to this witty task will remain forever
If you enjoyed his poetry, to such menial topics Then maybe you’ll love his work on something more exotic Below you’ll find his greatest works, please give them your eye If a poet’s work’s unnoticed, he could as well just die
