Poem
Gihan Omar
A balcony
To test his abilityto keep his balance
for as long as possible
he took off his shoes
and jumped on the balcony railing.
He leaned to the left, then to the right –
further proof of his confidence as a showman.
I was afraid he’d fall off the balcony
instead of into it
simply because he didn’t know
that my heart is that balcony
that’s covered
with a thin layer
of dust.
Balkon
Om vast te stellenhoe lang hij
kon balanceren
trok hij zijn schoenen uit
sprong op het balkonhek
en boog naar links en rechts
als teken van zijn acrobatisch kunnen
Ik was bang dat hij van
en niet op het balkon zou vallen
omdat hij niet wist
dat het mijn hart was
onder een dunne laag
stof
شرفة
كي يختبر قدرته
على البقاء متوازنا
أطول فترة ممكنة ..
خلع حذاءه
قفز على سور الشرفة
تمايل يمينا ويسارا
كدليل آخر على ثقته الاستعراضية ..
خشيت أن يهوي خارج الشرفة
لا داخلها ..
فقط لأنه لم يعلم
أن قلبي هو تلك الشرفة
المغطاه بطبقة خفيفة ..
من الغبار.
على البقاء متوازنا
أطول فترة ممكنة ..
خلع حذاءه
قفز على سور الشرفة
تمايل يمينا ويسارا
كدليل آخر على ثقته الاستعراضية ..
خشيت أن يهوي خارج الشرفة
لا داخلها ..
فقط لأنه لم يعلم
أن قلبي هو تلك الشرفة
المغطاه بطبقة خفيفة ..
من الغبار.
Poems
Poems of Gihan Omar
Close
A balcony
To test his abilityto keep his balance
for as long as possible
he took off his shoes
and jumped on the balcony railing.
He leaned to the left, then to the right –
further proof of his confidence as a showman.
I was afraid he’d fall off the balcony
instead of into it
simply because he didn’t know
that my heart is that balcony
that’s covered
with a thin layer
of dust.
A balcony
To test his abilityto keep his balance
for as long as possible
he took off his shoes
and jumped on the balcony railing.
He leaned to the left, then to the right –
further proof of his confidence as a showman.
I was afraid he’d fall off the balcony
instead of into it
simply because he didn’t know
that my heart is that balcony
that’s covered
with a thin layer
of dust.
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