26 April 2011

M'amoure et moi (elle sait)





Side by side, we are lying here

Our fingers entwined,

Our lips are open

My feet are touching yours,

Our desires reflected in each other

Our bare bodies, so much alike



My eyes are dark

- and so are yours

Your hair is dark

- and so is mine

My hips are smooth

- and so are yours

Your heart is pounding

- and so is mine

My breasts are small

- and so are yours

Your sex is soaking

- and so is mine

My desire is strong

- and so is yours



The wanting never ends,

The fire rages through both

Even as we lie motionless

We sigh as one

We look as one

And so become one

4 comments:

Salah said...
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APIC(APICONG) said...

There is a deep beauty in your words. I have been coming back to this poem at various times. Your poem has a haunting quality; a perfect harmony of style, feeling and expression that creates a simplicity characteristic of true elegance.
It allows the reader to follow you to the source of your being, becoming you for a moment, withholding breath and selfhood.

miritwrites said...

this is so powerful, and so much more powerful given the horrors you are facing now. it is a necessary act of resistance to love in the face of war, the simplest resistance you can make with your body and your words.

thank you.

JC said...

Amina, your poem is beautiful and moving. Do you know/like Adrienne Rich? I also write poetry, though I haven't written anything recently, but I do occasionally post them on my blog. I also read your post "My father, the hero" today. I'm a gay Palestinian and your courage and deep wisdom are truly admirable. I look forward to reading more. May you and your loved ones always be safe.

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