no understanding – Poetry for Change

Award of Appreciation for my poem, Cowardly Conscience

Cowardly Conscience

When you have a guilty conscience
Your immediate reaction is
To superimpose your feelings, piece
By piece on the one you argues

With, for it feels natural to believe
Of others what you believe you
Would do yourself, logic will strive
To drown out your guilt, but it’s too

Entrenched to let go, so, imposing
It on those you argue with seems
Natural, but cowardly, as you don’t
Permit their voice, opinions to stems

Into a conversation for you
Automatically assume you know,
When the reality is, you’re too
Egotistical to actually heed what others know.

©️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 2023.

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

Certificate of Excellence, poem, River of Life

River of Life

The river is an allegory for life
It is at times smooth as glass,
Clear as a bell, strong enough to sand rocks
Into the smoothest silky textures.
It’s teamed with life, as different species
Live and let live, while others, more dangerous,
Hunt, dessimate, and devour their preys.

It isn’t enough to see that rivers allegate
To all that is portrayed in life,
Rather one needs to be aware that cycles
In nature are imitations of human life.

The strong prey on the weak,
Large numbered populace impose their belief,
Rather than understanding one another,
Exchanging respect and help to survive
The difficulties that life’s cyclones
Throw your way to test your will, powers
Your unity, compassion, empathy, and loves.

Let nature be your teacher,
Respect its mightier strength as a lover,
Embrace its touch, reach into the sun to empower
Your steely strength as swelteringly hot as
The magma that bubbles from within
Trying in vain to alligate its worth to that of life not death.

©️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 2023.