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 Laala Kashef Alghata is a twice-published
poet and novelist. Her latest
book, "Behind the Mask: A Folded Heart" (2006) is a poetry and
prose
collection. She is a poet-in-residence at both Soul to Soul and
Argo Boat and
her work appears online in several journals and ezines, which
include All
Things Girl, Subtle Tea and La Fenetre. She is the founder and
editor of the
poetry journal *Write Me a Metaphor'.
Beauty Evapourated
My heart is hidden,
forgotten in some corner
between the vines
that twist to suffocate me.
My soul is empty.
I wonder where the poetry
has gone. Where the words
and beauty have evapourated to.
I shuffle through
folders and books,
trying to find
(and bottle)
inspiration.
My eyes are dry.
Emotion has disappeared,
hand in hand with my muse.
I'm tempted to fish it
back, but don't know
where to start looking.
My lips are cracked.
My voice has long since
abandoned me, leaving
me alone in the fray.
I shake my head
at strangers.
I'm barely here,
just counting down
until that final punch
and I go down, defeated.
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