Sunday, January 31, 2010

Beyond shores of silence



I don’t know if I can do it

Not any more

Few ages ago …

It seems since my ship left the shore

Im not sure if I can do it

It can’t be done

Believe me when I say

I think I’m not the one


I just can’t do it

Don’t ask me why

The old tower’s clock, had stopped

There’s just not enough time to buy


I just can’t do it

I can’t fake that smile

It happens well often

People change with time


I just can’t do it

But I have a mile to go

Through the land of stony roses

Where lizards live under warm snow


You just can’t do it

The old man once said

You know, they all lose a thing

One lost a heart and another dropped a head


He just can’t do it

They said and looked at each other

He can’t cross the river of silence

Another fool, why should we bother


He just won’t do it

A father told his son

No human rides the phoenix

… Slaying dragons .. without a sword or a gun

… And although we may have few suns

... Everyday

... You may only choose one


He just might do it

Said a blind man from the crowd

You may feel if you close your eyes

You won't see your chains rooted to the ground

…You may hear well if you’re blind like me

... A man’s heartbeat is more than a sound


Do it

I said to myself, as I left the shore

What to lose

More than you’ve already lost before

I gazed at them

As my ship’s course was all set

Don’t have faith in me

Old man

But you haven’t seen the last of me

… YET!

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

You are a poet Malik.. You can do it!

Malek Chaouch said...

I didn't intend it to be poetry Mesrati
but i appreciate your encouragement

Thank you