Painting ©Musaddak Alhabeed
ألكساندر
نصٌّ شعريّ يحكي عن استقرار جزء وهميّ من الجسد يدعى (الولاء) وكيفية التحكم فيه. وقد يكون (هذا الجزء الأكثر أهمية في الجسم) هو الجزء الوحيد الذي يبقى معتدلاً إذا غاب المسند.
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This bridle lacerates the corners of my lips,
All my chops are cracked.
My horseshoes scorching my hooves
And when I am sweating, the leather of my saddles scratching my side.
He is a good man, but forcing me to wear these unnecessary dresses
Guess he would leave me naked if he saw those glorious days in the coral reefs, east of the farm
Sure, you still remember
We grew up there, together
Watching the fishes dancing through the seashore to the sound of the waves
And you,
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Marching with your tiny steps in the joyful cold water of the sea
And letting the air pass through your lungs and washing your mind
Become fresh and frisky
You
But my joy was to standing there and I see your body shaping in front of the sunset,
And your black hair dancing through the wind
Your smile gave me a new life,
Every time I saw your eyes full of happiness, I was born again
Wishing for the day when we can
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Pack your blooming basket full of fresh bread and goat cheese
To ride along the old road surrounded by a forest
Blended with the horror sounds of old owls and young foxes
To run up into the plain above the hills and pass by the weeping old willows whose eyes are dropping to the ground and gazing to the endless prairie, tending to the greenland toward the sea
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To just stand there and watch you laughing and growing
We were born together
Remember?
We were together since our first steps
From the time that we were the same height
By now, I am longer than you by a head and a neck
To listen to your routines with patience and adore the sound of your voice
Most of the time I couldn’t even understand what you were talking about
I was drowned by your heavenly voice
And praising your honeyed eye colour
Staring at me
Smiling
Every time you stayed in front of me
I was expectant
One more time
You stroking my neck and placing your forehead on mine
Closing our eyes and our heartbeat rocking our chests
And our blood cells racing to pass our veins
To imagine you shouting joyfully after I found you a blackberry bush
And you brushing them to your lips to double your face’s glory
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To see you lying down on the mosses
Face to the sky
And breathing the smell of fresh alfalfa from the distance
And wild morning glories clamber onto your shape
And emblazoning you
I am sure you are somewhere here in the crowd
Watching me
Wishing me luck
I look at every single seat
I am sure you are watching
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GO!
My new owner is a french man
He used to play his gramophone every evening
It is October now
Your favorite season
(Autumn leaves- Edith Piaf)
