Page 43 - Compilation of Poems Arau International Poetry Festival 2021

Hope
Here I am again
Holding on
To that sacred, beautiful, vulnerable, murderous word

What else can I do?
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S t r n g t t e s y
Staring at the sky
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Grasping the resilience
And it is smouldering my soul
Anticipating the moon to be blue once again
Letting the stars to dance with my darkness.
Why can’t I just erase this dream?
And be still. Just like this. The way I am right now?
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Why do I have to chase those ambitions?
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W h y d o h v o c a e o s m b i o n s
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Is that all true? Or just a mirage of my delusion?

I have already started the journey
There is no turning back for me
Even if I could, I wouldn’t do it
Even if I must take all the time in the world,

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I i t l g t o e f n i h i g n e
I will still get to the finishing line.

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Whatever happens
I will always keep chasing those dreams
For my Lord commands us (me)
To always move towards success
Five times a day
E v r i g l a y
Every single day
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Why am I so weak?
When my Lord is always near, always with me
For my success is only by Him.