blog – Poetry for Change

I’ve usually taken to checking the stats for my blog, and received a birthday gift worthy of billions: 332 views in the past week. The most I’ve ever gotten was 58. So, I thank you fellow readers, followers, friends, family who are my secondary support system for my writing. I believe I’ve grown as a writer who has a social conscience that reverbarates in my writing. I also believe that my optimism and hope are clearly reflected, which also attracts readers.

I pledge to write more and share with you my favorite pieces, or those that are favored! 😅

My poetry book, Perfectly Flawed poetry for change, is available on all eplatforms including Amazon. It was on the finalist list for the Canadian Book Club Awards 2023.

https://www.amazon.ca/Perfectly-Flawed-poetry-Malak-Kalmoni/dp/1525582518

Certificate Award for my poem, Selfie

Thank you for the honor and your hard work.

Selfie

Setting up the selfie station:
Lights, cell stand, and her brand,
Typically, she holds clothing to unfold
Before it’s framed eternally on her blog.

She twists it this way and that,
Showing all its sides, but
None of hers,
Except, the image she shows.

Behind the smile and frivolity,
Lies a darkness, hidden from sight,
For fear of being judged carelessly
By followers that hold great might.

Anxiety is hers to cradle,
While happiness is to be shared,
And beauty is revered
As long as it’s easily bendable.

What is she trying to prove,
With her blog that’s on the move?
Is her ambition centered around
Follows and likes, without being bound?

I wonder what holds her prisoner,
In a world where artifice is power,
While, ethics and values take a shower,
And faith is flushed out with dirty water.

©️ Malak kalmoni chehab ©️

My poetry book, Perfectly Flawed poetry for change, is available on all eplatforms including Amazon. It was on the finalist list for the Canadian Book Club Awards 2025.

https://www.amazon.ca/Perfectly-Flawed-poetry-Malak-Kalmoni/dp/1525582518