Lucky Jim


By: Buthaina Alnasiri


The worst of man’s vices
Is his fear of crises.
Now, why be a pessimist?
And miss the sun behind the mist?
There is good in catastrophes,
Even wars have trophies.
To clear up this mystery,
Here’s my friend’s history.

His name was lucky Jim.
One day, he, out of. whim,
Got so bold as to dare
Starting a secret affair.
Everything went smooth,
To tell you God’s truth.
But not for very long!
To cut short, this sad song,
He was found by the wife,
Planning for future life.
For a while, our friend,
Thought this was the end.
Soon he came to realize,
What he thought wasn’t wise,
Things turned to his benefit,
As if fate had never hit.
Now, his meals are freshly made,
Always has a warm bed.
The wife promised not to roam.
She will always stay at home.
She will do what is right:
Won’t let him out of sight.
Now, things are not so bad,
Only occasionally, he gets mad.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Material should not be published in another periodical before at least one year has elapsed since publication in Whispering Dialogue. *أن لا يكون النص قد تم نشره في أي صحيفة أو موقع أليكتروني على الأقل (لمدة سنة) من تاريخ النشر. *All content © 2021 Whispering Dialogue or respective authors and publishers, and may not be used elsewhere without written permission. جميع الحقوق محفوظة للناشر الرسمي لدورية (هَمْس الحِوار) Whispering Dialogue ولا يجوز إعادة النشر في أيّة دورية أخرى دون أخذ الإذن من الناشر مع الشكر الجزيل

Leave a Reply